“Jesus, Hope of the…”
Blessings Folk!!
I assume that all have heard of the earthquake that occurred in Haiti this past week.
The damage, suffering, death, etc. is nearly incomprehensible...even with video evidence streaming before us daily.
There are some things we should do.
We must pray without ceasing for the Haitians.
We must help as the Lord leads.
We must give heed to the Word of the Lord, realizing that the days are short.
Yesterday, during our corporate gathering as the Body, we sang one of my favorite songs, “Jesus, Hope of the Nations”...a wonderful song of truth from Brian Doerksen, a great, humble psalmist of the Lord. http://www.briandoerksen.com
Well...here...read the words…I’ll include the chords so you can play along!
Better yet. Listen to it as you follow words. (Mp3 file attached...different computers will handle it different ways...click name, icon, etc.)
08 Hope Of The Nations
HOPE OF THE NATIONS
(Matthew 12:21)
A D/A
Jesus, hope of the nations
AD F#m
Jesus, comfort for all who mourn
EDE
You are the source of heaven’s hope on earth
A D/A
Jesus, light in the darkness
AD F#m
Jesus, truth in each circumstance
EDE
You are the source of heaven’s light on earth
D A/C#
In history, You lived and died,
Bm7 E
You broke the chains, You rose to life
AD
You are the hope, living in us
EA
You are the Rock, in whom we trust
F#m D E D/F#
You are the light, shining for all the world to see
AD
You rose from the dead, conquering fear
EA
Our Prince of Peace, drawing us near
F#m Bm7 ED
Jesus our hope, living for all who will receive
A (D A D A )
Lord we believe!! ( Lord we believe Lord we believe )
BRIAN DOERKSEN
©2002 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music CCLI 2638278
What had been going through my mind for days was “Jesus, Hope of the Haitians.”
We sang it that way. A prophetic proclamation of truth.
Jesus told us of many things that would occur in the last days. Here is one.
Matt 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
KJV
Last week there were earthquakes in Haiti, Oklahoma, Argentina...
More will come. Read all of Matthew 24-25 soon.
Why do such things occur?
The “big answer” is that due to the rebellion of man sin and death came into the world.
God is totally aware of these things.
It breaks His heart.
Could God have stopped the earthquake? Absolutely.
Why did he not? We do not know. But, we do know in Whom we trust.
Much has been said and written about Pat Robertson’s comment about a curse upon the people of Haiti.
I’m probably saying “more than I know”, as Paul Harvey would say, yet this is what I’m thinking at the moment.
There is historical evidence that the Haitian people were the first to throw off the chains of slavery. They resisted their oppressors, the French at the time, and their oppressor’s god - christianity in the form of catholicism. Apparently the Haitians decided to side with the enemy of their enemy - satan.
Now, do not hear me wrong.
I’m not saying that the earthquake occurred due to a particular act.
Such will increase in the last days.
Rom 8:22
For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
NASU
I am saying that there is a battle within the heavenlies between the forces of light and darkness.
I am saying that things happen within the physical due to the sin of man in the garden of Eden.
I am saying that the perversion of the truth is leading many astray.
If the French had come to Hispaniola as bearers of the True Light rather than conquerors and oppressors with a religion, what might have happened?
The sad truth is that the perversion of the gospel and Body of Christ caused an entire nation to side with the enemy.
Today, many Haitians adhere to a volatile cocktail of voodoo and catholicism.
The blood of Jesus will wash them clean.
Many within our society adhere to a destructive mix - materialism and “christianity.”
The blood of Jesus will wash us clean.
Finally, the last portion of Genesis 9 gives insight.
Gen 9:20-27
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
KJV
This passage has been used too often to support despicable deeds that are not of God.
This passage does give us some understanding. Perhaps we will discuss it later.
For now, whether we are of the lineage of Shem, Ham or Japheth, only the blood of Jesus will break the curse of sin and death.
Proclaim the freedom available through the Blood of Jesus.
Speak the blood of Jesus over yourself, over your family, over all around you!
One more thing.
Take a moment and give thanks today for one of the greatest leaders that the Lord has raised upon our land.
A man of absolute faith and trust in the Lord.
A man of impeccable character and lifestyle.
A man who led a nation through the most troubling of times.
A honorable warrior.
A fearless man of the Kingdom.
Robert E. Lee
Today is Robert E. Lee day...celebrated in seven states.
Pray today for those on the prayer page - http://www.dalemoore.tv/page9/page9.html
We have just started a new study - 2 Samuel/1 Chronicles “David: A Man After God’s Own Heart”. Join us. If local, you can come to class gatherings. If distant, you can participate in varied ways via the internet - http://tinyurl.com/ybh9f7z
Blessings!