two 'bloody' songs

Nothing but the Blood

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh, precious is the flow,
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my pardon this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

©Public Domain
Words and Music by Robert Lowry

It's Your Blood

It's Your Blood that cleanses me
It's Your Blood that gives me life
It's Your Blood that took my place
In redeeming sacrifice
And washes me,
Whiter than the snow, than the snow
My Jesus, God's living sacrifice

©1985 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing
Words and Music by Michael Christ

Lyrics courtesy of higherpraise.com

Today, part two of the arts comm meeting involved our dear Paul Seah to come down to conduct his workshop on hearing God's voice, last heard at AnnTIC last year, for us.

I could go on for a long time, but as time is running short, basically, thank God for the new insights into how He speaks, as well as a reaffirmation of existing means, that He gave to us through the medium of this workshop, and for speaking through Paul in a way that we layfolk were all able to grasp without any problems... Thanks to Paul too.

Personally, i believe the Lord was reassuring me, in part through the words of the above two songs, which He reminded me of (but the above versions are slightly different from the ones that i was actually reminded of) during the time of waiting upon Him, that since He loved all of us so much as to even send His only Son to die for us, such that we are cleansed by His blood, with its awesome redemptive power, that surely He certainly also is with us in all that we do, even the little things.

And even as i may have been feeling rather inadequate in the face of all the stuff that i was, am, and will be doing with respect to service, i thank God that He indeed is with us, no matter what. Furthermore, as Paul reassured me later on, having feelings of inadequacy are actually good, since they indicate an innate awareness of one's utter need for Him in everything. How wonderful to know that...