{"id":29726,"date":"2022-02-09T17:44:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T22:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=29726"},"modified":"2022-02-09T20:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:36:00","slug":"worship-wednesday-holy-water-we-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=29726","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Holy Water – We the Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Holy Water, We the Kingdom, YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.<\/em> – Isaiah 55:7<\/a><\/p>\n

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<\/em> – 1 John 1:9<\/a>
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.<\/em> – Ephesians 2:8<\/a><\/p>\n

What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not!<\/em> – Romans 6:15<\/a>
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To be forgiven for wrong-doing is amazing! We know we sin against God and against people, and to experience forgiveness is the most beautiful thing we can ever receive. It’s cause for joyful noise, a humble heart, and great celebration.<\/p>\n

We can play down our sin. We can even wrongly feel\u00a0 justification for our actions…our unforgiveness<\/a>…at times. However, if we have truly received Christ as Savior and Lord, we see sin differently. We want victory over sin. We want to live out His grace and display His glory.<\/p>\n

I love We the Kingdom<\/a>‘s song Holy Water<\/em><\/a>. It’s a raspy, raw confession of grateful joy at being forgiven. It’s also a call to faith for those who don’t yet know Him.<\/p>\n

There is nowhere to go except the Lord God for such forgiveness!<\/p>\n

If we lose our joy…if we forget the deadening effect of sin…we can turn it around. In fact, God gives us repentance. It is a gift to each of us…by His power, He will grease the path for us to turn around to return to Him. His grace…always His grace draws us back to Him.<\/p>\n

“Repentance is neither a suggestion nor an option. It is mandated by the Lord Almighty. Therefore, we should always be ready to repent and quick to do so. When we sin against God and man, we should be the first one to cast the stone against ourselves. We should find ourselves apologizing to our spouses, friends, and co-workers before they even have a chance to charge us with an offense. In that sense, we should be the greatest critics of ourselves, repenting of our sins not only to those whom we have offended but to all who knew of the offense. In doing so, we will not give our adversary any advantage to divide the body of Christ, for we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11<\/a>). Can we possibly imagine what might happen if we took God\u2019s command to repent seriously?<\/strong> All of our works are seen by the watching world, and even when our light does not shine so brightly before men and when our works do not cause men to glorify God as they should, in our repentance and forgiveness of one another let us demonstrate to the world that we are followers of Christ by our love.<\/strong>“<\/em> – from The Gift of Repentance<\/em> – Burk Parsons<\/a><\/p>\n

Would you worship with me right now, if you can? [Lyrics\/music in this link<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

God, I’m on my knees again
\nGod, I’m begging please again
\nI need You
\nOh, I need You
\nWalking down these desert roads
\nWater for my thirsty soul
\nI need You
\nOh, I need You<\/p>\n

Your forgiveness
\nIs like sweet, sweet honey on my lips
\nLike the sound of a symphony to my ears
\nLike holy water on my skin, hey!<\/p>\n

Dead man walking, slave to sin
\nI wanna know about being born again
\nI need You
\nOh, God, I need You
\nSo, take me to the riverside
\nTake me under, baptize
\nI need You
\nOh, God, I need You, oh-oh<\/p>\n

Your forgiveness
\nIs like sweet, sweet honey on my lips
\nLike the sound of a symphony to my ears
\nLike holy water on my skin
\nOn my skin<\/p>\n

I don’t wanna abuse Your grace<\/strong>
\nGod, I need it every day
\nIt’s the only thing that ever really
\nMakes me wanna change
\nI don’t wanna abuse Your grace
\nGod, I need it every day
\nIt’s the only thing that ever really
\nMakes me wanna change
\nI don’t wanna abuse Your grace
\nGod, I need it every day
\nIt’s the only thing that ever really
\nMakes me wanna change, oh-oh-oh
\nI don’t wanna abuse Your grace
\nGod, I need it every day
\nIt’s the only thing that ever really
\nMakes me wanna change<\/p>\n

Your forgiveness
\nIs like sweet, sweet honey on my lips
\nLike the sound of a symphony to my ears
\nIt’s like holy water
\nYour forgiveness
\nOh, is like sweet, sweet honey on my lips
\nLike the sound of a symphony to my ears
\nOh, it’s like holy water on my skin
\nYeah, it’s like holy water on my skin
\nOh, it’s like holy water*<\/p>\n