VitaMan's Blog

Praise the Lord with open arms;

Praise Him now, He is my charm.

He is Lord of all you see;1

He is very dear to me.



When I am down, He lifts me up;

When I am dry, He fills my cup.

Out of the miry pit2 I came;

Because of Him who rose again.3



I can trust Him with my very life;4

Someday He�ll give me a beautiful wife.5

Knowing that He takes care of us;

I�ll lift my head and will not fuss.



Jesus, You�re my Lord, my King,

My life, my love, my everything.

By Your Grace6, I am redeemed;

Your Blood, Precious Lord, has made me clean.



A sacrifice of praise I give to You;

Without You, O Lord, what would I do.

Be lifted high, O Spirit of Love;7

Your form is as a mighty dove.8





1For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities�his eternal power and divine nature�have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

--Romans 1:20 (emphasis added)



2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

--Psalm 40:2



3"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

--Mark 16:6



4Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

--Proverbs 3:5-6 (emphasis added)



5God gave me a dream about my future wife about four years back. I believe that He has already chosen the right one for me. What�s interesting, though, is that I can�t remember her face�at all.



6The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His Glory, the Glory of the One and Only, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth��From the fullness of His Grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

--1 John 1:14,16-17



7Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love��And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

--1 John 4:6,18 (emphasis added)



8As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.

--Matthew 3:16

The wondrous sound that pierces ears
And draws up hope from within,
That scares away your deepest fears
And gives you joy beneath your skin.

Through the doors of a church,
You are welcomed and invited
To join those in search
Of what God has provided.

Lifting your voice to God with the Brethren,
Praising and worshipping Him with reverence,
He sends down and covers you with His protection,
The omnipotent power of the Holy Spiritâs presence.

To those that will perish in their sin,
Foolishness it is to sing of the cure
Of grace and mercy that abound in
The Cross that Jesus Christ endured. 1

For a Christian, it may seem as so
That God is there and hears his heart.
The doubter, though, is filled with woe,
And cannot join, but is apart.

The saints in Heaven sing their praise
Toward the Lamb, Who sits on the Throne.
In the powerful place of glory and grace,
Where no one enters on their own.

My heart leaps at such a thought
Of meeting Christ, my Lord and King,
Who by His Blood, me He bought,
The worthless sinner, who was nothing. 2


1 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God (I Corinthians 1:18).

2 And they sang a new song:
"You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. (Revelation 5:9)"