There is much change occurring at a frantic pace.
Loss is knocking on many heart’s door these days. Across the globe, change is moving through.
Freedoms lost. Health lost. Loves lost. How can we stay calm? What kind of foundation are we standing on?
Are we standing on the Rock?
Jesus Himself reminded us that the rains would fall and the storms will come, but He reminded us about foundations:
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” Luke 6:46-49.
Everyone needs Jesus. He is God’s provision for salvation, forgiveness, and peace. He’s the Rock for us to stand on.
It’s easy to find joy fleeing when we become fretful. Are we building our house on a foundation of sand? It’s time to make sure our foundation is secure.
A simple song as a meditation can be a foundation builder, replacing sand with rock solid truths:
“Jesus only You.
Jesus, only You.
That is where I find my joy inside,
Jesus only You.
You say You love me.
You never change.
Say You won’t leave me. You’re always the same.
You say You see me and You hear all my prayers.
Jesus only You!”
How does Jesus say He loves us? The Bible tells us so:
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness Jeremiah 31:3.
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him 1 John 3:1.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love 1 John 4:18.
Where does it say He won’t leave me?
Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” Hebrews 13:5 Amplified.
How do we know He never changes?
“I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ Malachi 3:6,7.
Jesus Only You.
Perhaps this is shared for one person needing assurance. Have you called on the name of Jesus for forgiveness? He takes the guilt, the shame, the doubts, the stains. His blood washes all sin, and He is a present help in time of need.
Only Jesus is Savior of the world, the Good Shepherd, the Bright and Morning Star, the Prince of Peace, the Resurrection and the Life. He is the Way. He is Truth itself. He is Love.
Jesus, only You.
Please let me know if this very simple song brings any sweet peace to your heart.
Thanks, Toni
Jesus Only You by Toni.