Here we gaze on things that are unseen
Through the eyes of faith we see them
Flex your muscles, throw troubles to the wind
Don't you feel the weight
Feel the weight of glory...
Stories. The Bible is full of them. Characters. Great doers of deeds both noble and foul; minor actors of whom we catch only glimpses. Men and women whose faith (and whose lack of faith) bleeds through their actions. Our fathers and mothers in the faith are there, spurring us on to love and good works, and we learn what that means as we study them and their examples.
There are hundreds of stories in the Scriptures, each with a multitude of different ways to approach them, to open them up for others to see. And yet there is truly only one story, of God's plan in Jesus to bring His world from immaturity to maturity, from childhood to adulthood. All the many and varied stories of Scripture form the shape of this plan, and you and I are a part of it, like David, and Cain, and Joseph. And though we face many afflictions along the way, we are assured by Jesus that they are light ones, and are preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comprehension.
Tracks:
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- Cain - Gen. 4
- Waiting For Me - Gen. 41:45
- I've Got A Day - Ex. 16:23
- Shiloh - Josh. 18:1-4
- Under His Wings - Ruth 1
- Ahithophel - 2 Sam. 15:31
- Confession Of A Fool - Ps. 14
- Crying - Prov. 8
- What Are You Doing Here - 1 Kgs. 19
- Who Knows - Est. 4:14
- Jesus Is Here! - Lk. 1-2
- Still Awake In Nazareth - Mt. 1:18-23
- Son
- Blessed - Mt. 5:2-11
- Soul - Mk. 8:36
- Weight of Glory - 2 Cor. 4:7-18
- This Confidence In Me - 2 Tim. 4:18
Review by Amanda Evans
Idealist, former perfectionist, and now mother of five, Amanda Evans is also former co-owner of Exodus. Amanda's reviews focus on those items that matter to wives and mothers (which covers more than you might think!). Read more of them here.
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