Night Watch Meditation: Come to Jesus

Song: Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) – Chris Rice
(lyrics from http://www.anysonglyrics.com/lyrics/c/chrisrice/Untitled-Hymn-Come-To-Jesus.htm)
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I heard this song in my head before I went to bed, as I was turning off the computer; but since I was trying to go to sleep, that’s what I did. About 2 hours later, I’m up, working on this blog entry, listening to this song on the computer, reading the lyrics, thinking of Scripture. Guess this is my time to meditate on His Word in the night watches:

1. Joshua 1:8
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

2. Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

3. Psalm 119:148
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 1st verse:

Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!

1. Isaiah 55:1
[ Invitation to the Thirsty ] "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.

2. John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

3. John 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

4. Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 2nd verse:

Now your burden's lifted
And carried far away
And precious blood has washed away the stain, so
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!

1. Isaiah 10:27
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.

2. Matthew 11:28-30
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Song: There is a Fountain, performed by Bishop Clarence E. McClendon and the Harvest Fire Mega Mass Choir (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RxKH-AJdKU)

1. Psalm 33:3
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

2. Psalm 96:1
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

3. Psalm 98:1
[ A psalm. ] Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

4. Psalm 149:1
Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

5. Isaiah 42:10
[ Song of Praise to the Lord ] Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 3rd Verse:

And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when you walk
Sometimes we fall...so
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live

1. Isaiah 8:14
and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.

2. Matthew 21:44
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."

3. Luke 20:18
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."

4. Romans 9:33
As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

5. 1 Peter 2:8
and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 4th Verse:

Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!

1. 2 Samuel 22:7
In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

2. 1 Kings 8:28
Yet give attention to your servant's prayer and his plea for mercy, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.

3. 2 Chronicles 6:19
Yet give attention to your servant's prayer and his plea for mercy, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.

4. 2 Chronicles 20:9
'If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'

5. Psalm 6:9
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

6. Psalm 10:17
You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

7. Psalm 28:6
Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.

8. Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

9. Psalm 40:1
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

10. Psalm 116:1
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

11. Psalm 140:6
O LORD, I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy.

12. Psalm 143:1
O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.

13. Psalm 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

14. Isaiah 30:19
O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 5th Verse:

O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night
And when you can't contain your joy inside, then
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!

1. Isaiah 61:3
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

2. Jeremiah 31:4
I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful.

Song: Rebuild (Remix), J Moss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQdn7eDcIVI)

3. Jeremiah 31:13
Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

4. John 15:11
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

5. John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

6. Acts 2:28
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

7. 1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

8. 1 John 1:4
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) 6th Verse:

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!

1. John 3:15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

2. John 6:54
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

3. John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

4. John 12:25
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

5. John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

6. Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

7. Romans 5:21
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

8. Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

9. Titus 3:7
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

10. 1 John 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

11. 1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

Faith
When you walk to the edge of all the light you have
and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown,
you must believe that one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid for you to stand upon,
or, you will be taught how to fly

© Patrick Overton
The Leaning Tree, 1975
Rebuilding the Front Porch of America, 1997

Isaiah 40:28-31 (New International Version)
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Deuteronomy 30:19-20
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

1. John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

2. John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

3. John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Ephesians 3:20-21
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

... and my journey with Him continues ...