Peace

All My Ways Are Known To You - Feb 2021

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Psalm 139 is a beautiful meditation on God's character and a worshipful response to His care. That such an all-knowing, all-present, all-creative God would set His love on any of us is mind-boggling! And of course, it is in Christ that God has loved His children before the foundation of the world.

In addition to creating and loving us, God has mapped out every one of our days, forming them for His glory and our good. That means we can trust Him, even with days yet unseen by us. This song by CityAlight helps us to celebrate the wonderful fact that all our days and all our ways are known to God, who has sovereignly ordained them according to His perfect plan. O what peace to be secure in Christ!

- Jonathan

All My Ways Are Known To You

Written by Dustin Smith, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson

Lyrics: 

Verse 1
In days of peace and days of rest
In times of loss and loneliness
Though rich or poor Your word is true
That all my ways are known to You

Verse 2
No trial has come beyond Your hand
No step I walk beyond Your plan
The path is dark outside my view
Still all my ways are known to You

Chorus
And O what peace that I have found
Wherever I may be
For all my ways are known to You
Hallelujah they are known to You

Verse 3
I do not fear the final night
For death will be the door to life
You take my hand and lead me through
For all my ways are known to You

Bridge
Open up my eyes so I may see
That You have made these ways for me
Open up my eyes so I may see
That You my God will walk with me

© 2016 CityAlight Music, Farren Love And War Publishing, Integrity's Alleluia! Music, Integrity's Praise! Music | CCLI Song # 7073327 | CCLI License # 193208


God With Us - Dec 2018

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

- John 1:14


One of the most foundational aspects of the Christian faith is that our God has come to us. No, we are not required to achieve a certain status or climb high enough to get to Him, because Christ made Himself low that we might be given access to the Father.

From the beginning God has been sovereignly working this plan to be “with” His people. In Genesis 26, we see this promise to Abraham. Declared in Exodus 29 and fulfilled in Leviticus, God says, “I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.” When Moses passes on the baton to Joshua, he encourages the young leader, “It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you.” The list could go on…

But, of course, this earth-shattering concept of a holy God dwelling with a broken and sinful people finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus, who among many names, is given the name Emmanuel (which means “God with us”) by the prophet Isaiah over 700 years before His birth. Not only would the Word become flesh to dwell among us, but He would be the means through Whom God would bring hope to this world, peace between God and man, and victory over sin and death.

Among the host of beloved Christmas songs for worship, we’ll be singing “God With Us” as a declaration and reminder that God has indeed made good on His promise to dwell with His people in the person of Jesus Christ. And let’s not forget that Jesus made His own promise to be “with us” forever (Matthew 28:20), quickly fulfilled in the coming of the Holy Spirit to dwell intimately in the heart of every believer. 

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this Christmas, may we enjoy the festivities of the season, but truly marvel in our great Savior who became one of us so that we may be one with Him.

God With Us

Written by Jason Ingram & Leslie Jordan

Lyrics:

You've come to bring peace
To be Love, to be nearer to us
You've come to bring life
To be Light, to shine brighter in us
Emmanuel, God with us

Our Deliverer, You are Savior
In Your presence we find our strength
Over everything, our Redemption
God with us, You are God with us

You've come to be Hope
To this world, for Your honor and name
You've come to take sin
To bear shame and to conquer the grave
Emmanuel, God with us

You are here, You are holy
We are standing in Your glory
You are here, You are holy
We are standing in Your glory, Lord

© 2018 Integrity’s Praise! Music / CCLI #193208