Jersualem & Narnia, are both better Christian rock bands... Petra on the other hand is on par with Stryper, a top Christian rock back that does not quite reach the level of musical brilliance of either Jerusalem or Narnia.
@@OmenAkumaru20223 Sorry, not even close, Petra is far better than stryper or the bands you linked; probably why they were more popular than your favs; and Petra was more mainstream than stryper for that reason: John Schlitt, in his prime, was one of the best vocalists in the business, imo. Of course, art is subjective, but the bible based lyrics of some of petra's songs helped me through some rough times.
Petra was one of my favorite bands in my youth. Listening to this song again now after all I've been through in life and my journey with Christ brings such joy. I love the line in the song "My rock my comfort my peace my salvation my refuge my God, you are my rock"! He truly is all that to me!
I've loved this song for years, since it originally came out. But it took on a new meaning when my husband, who was in the last stages of cancer and near his "change of address" time, had me put it on repeat for him. It kept reminding him that "through the desperate night", the valley of the shadow of death, His Lord & Saviour was right there with him.
They just don't make them like they used to. How I miss the 80's. What a generation. I was 6 when this came out. I thank God I discovered these guy's. What a band they were. And what a SLEW OF ALBUMS. This Means War, On Fire, and Beyond Belief.
This Means War, On Fire, and Beyond Belief are my three favorite. I'm so glad you mentioned those three. I was 8 years old when "This means war" came out so we're near the same age.
Brings me back to the glory days of Petra! John belting this song in an arena filled with people praising God, many people coming to Christ. Great days indeed!
@@RangerCJ I went all the way back through my comments to find this...I couldn't remember when or where I commented on a Petra video,. Total classic! That was an amazing night. I still have my pictures. Greenville, the old Memorial Auditorium!
I was 15 at the time I first heard this in 87. Petra and other Christian rock bands I believe kept me from the party scene of the 80s which was considered the thing to do then. Especially for a young teenager!
You are the anchor securing me I'll never drift on the shifting sea You are the eye of the storm Wow!! I’ve been listening to Petra for 20 years and this is the first time I read these lyrics, wow! So powerful!
This is my favorite song on the album. I got the album when it came out in '87. In fall of '88 I started college while many spiritual battles were going on in my life. I leaned on this song pretty hard as I waited for what seemed like an eternity before the "On Fire" album came out near the end of '88. So good to hear it again.
I'm not religious but I've always listened to Petra and love their music and message. Doesn't get much better then this when you need to be in a great mood.
It feels good that you say that but in the same time hard to imagine that someone enjoys this and helps the mood without believing,. Give your life to Jesus and you may feel the comfort that comes reality
Back To The Street,and this album helped me as a young Airman in the Air Force. I didn't have any other believers with whom I could fellowship. Sure I went to church,but that was only once a week. Thanks for reminding me how God sustains us in difficult times.
Just returned from a trip to Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Gibralter. Seeing that solid Rock of Gibralter reminded me of this song. Psalm 18. Amen. 🙏 🪨 🎸 🤘 🎶 🎵
soul4saken Same here. Great music is where you find it. I don’t care anything about the message here, but I can still appreciate the musicianship of this fantastic band.
I don't have enough thumbs to put up for this song. I love this band so much. My friend used to play for this band I thought I pray the Lord blesses them all because they have blessed me so much.
This song needs to be played by a huge pipe organ, it has very intriguing chord patterns and changes that would fit well with that instrument. The description says the words are by Bob Hartman but who wrote the tune?? Excellent music!
Muy buena banda veterana y pilares en el White metal rock los conoci para el 92 mi primer tape de ellos petrafied collection song y desde ahi conoci toda la ecena white metal barrencross bride tourniquet etc salidos des puerto rico dios les bendiga a todos
Clinging to the words you said.. but I hear several voices in my head.. and trying to represent.. but I can't get out of my feelings. Moat high. Ur assistance is needed.
i used to listen to this when i was watching parts of myself i didn't know were chaff get blown away. it's amazing how much a person will back away and conform to society when there's no Rock under them. it's equally amazing how much flak you catch when you're not allowed to bob and weave.
For all of the praise of this song people are speaking, nothing is being said about the amazing "chug chugs" played by the guitar as the chorus starts, especially at the end of the song. Bob Hartman. Man, he IS Petra.
Their is a way that leads to life. His name is Jesus Christ. You are just going though a trial that will strengthen you to commit your whole heart to him. When you come back to him, and you feel the spirit of Christ in you, you will thank him for this trial. I know you will come back, I love you.
You can't trust your feelings They can deceive you They can tell you everything's alright with the Lord, when it's not. And they can tell you that things are terribly wrong with the Lord, when things are really great with the Lord. Our feelings are so influenced by our circumstances, And Satan likes to use both our feelings and circumstances against us, against us to destroy us. Feelings Lyrics Words and Lyrics: Dave Eden y Joe Grier Chorus: Martin Luther (1483-1546) (Chorus) Feelings come and feelings go But feelings are deceiving I'll place my faith in the Word of the Lord Nothing else is worth believing Been on this roller coaster too many days Riding in a circus of emotion I get up on the high wire Then down in the lion's cage My feelings have been ruling my devotion I feel like a strong man, I feel like a clown I let my feelings push me up and down Who can help me off this merry-go-round And tell me what is real? Can I trust what I feel? Peanuts and popcorn and I'm feeling okay I get excited when the dancing bear dances
This brings back memories of when i was a teenage born again christian - some good times - but it also brings back very bad and at times traumatic memories of pastors and other bigoted biased small minded judgemental so called people of god !! free thinking is not something people of faith are capable of. if they think something is wrong then it is wrong against god and satanic and they will use scripture against you to their own point of view.
MARK GLADSTONE God gave you a great mind. Follow in Jesus ways. Live like he dose. Nobody can tell you your wrong if all you do is help people and be kind. And take the extra step to help your enemies. God bless you
Hope this doesn't turn people off to Christian rock, but even after leaving my faith I still love this song! Most Christian music is crap, but Petra is awesome!
Atheist Journey You never left the faith. There is a reason God lead you listen to a song entitled "You Are My Rock". He still loves you & is pulling you back. Jesus Christ never lied, so when he says he's coming back (Revelation 22:7)......that's a 100% guarantee. Don't be caught without him. :) ~ peace
Thank you for the reply. You know, it's funny, I was just thinking about that song when I saw your comment. I looked up the lyrics because I wanted to sing it to myself, and then I looked at your reply and saw that it was about that very song. I was thinking about that song because there's this girl that I think I like, but every time I think about her, "I hear another voice inside my head." It's the voice of a very bullying (real bullying, not just "witnessing" that I don't like), homophobic relative, saying that it's an abomination, but I've seen him eat bacon-wrapped shrimp many times, and that's a double abomination. But I know now that if God is real, that God doesn't make mistakes, and that He's happy that He made me partly lesbian. Petra has given me the strength to listen to God alone, and not the bullies. I finally got up the courage to talk to her because of Petra. I'm still dealing with the negative voices, saying that I'm no good and not worth anything, but I finally have the strength to begin being myself, and to fight back against the other voices in my head. I know now that if God is real, then He loves me just the way I am, and if I'm missing something, that I'm eventually going to know the truth in my lifetime. Thank you for the encouragement. I really appreciate it. That was really good of you. ~peace
Atheist Journey Know that God has awsome love for us until etirnity. I became a believer and shortly after i listened to Petra, because i bought a CD in some Brazilian shop. I will never forget that love and i will asociate Petra with the moment i came to believe, it's stronger then any bullying sjit or people who condemn you. Who is without sins, shall throw the first rock.
CHRISTIAN JOY "Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing" (Job 8:21). What is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed? An understanding of the perfections of God, merely, cannot be the end of the creation; for he had as good not understand it, as see it and not be at all moved with joy at the sight. Neither can the highest end of creation be the declaring God’s glory to others; for the declaring God’s glory is good for nothing otherwise than to raise joy in ourselves and others at what is declared. God is glorified not only by his glory’s being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. God made the world that he might communicate, and the creature receive, his glory . . . both [with] the mind and the heart. He that testifies his having an idea of God’s glory [doesn’t] glorify God so much as he that testifies also his approbation [i.e., his heartfelt commendation or praise] of it and his delight in it. My point is that passionate and joyful admiration of God, and not merely intellectual apprehension, is the aim of our existence. If God is to be supremely glorified in us it’s critically essential that we be supremely glad in him and in what he has done for us in Jesus. This is Christian Joy. Enjoying God is not a secondary, tangential endeavor. It is central to everything we do. We do not do other things hoping that joy in God will emerge as a by-product. Our reason for the pursuit of God and obedience to Him is precisely the joy that is found in Him alone. To come to God or to worship Him or to yield to His moral will for any reason other than the joy that is found in who He is. All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. And, I believe God purposefully designed us to pursue happiness. If a friend says to you, "I really enjoy being with you," you wouldn't accuse him of being self-centered. Why? Because your friend's delight in you is the evidence that you have great value in his heart. In fact, you'd be dishonored if he didn't experience any pleasure in your friendship. The same is true of God. If God is the source of our greatest delight then God is our most precious treasure; which makes us radically God-centered and not self-centered. And if we treasure God most, we glorify Him most. Does the Bible teach this? Yes. Nowhere in the Bible does God condemn people for longing to be happy. People are condemned for forsaking God and seeking their happiness elsewhere (Jeremiah 2:13). This is the essence of sin. The Bible actually commands us to delight in the Lord (Psalm 37:4). Jesus teaches us to love God because our heart is where our treasure is (Matthew 6:21). Paul wants us to believe that gaining Christ is worth the loss of everything else (Philippians 3:8) and the author of Hebrews exhorts us to endure suffering, like Jesus, for the joy set before us (Hebrews 12:1-2). Christian Joy is not a contradiction after all. It is desiring the vast, ocean-deep pleasures of God more than the mud-puddle pleasures of lust. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Our glad-hearted passion for God is exceeded only by God’s glad-hearted passion for God. If the chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever, the chief end of God is to glorify God and to enjoy Himself forever! What is the pre-eminent passion in God’s heart? What is God’s greatest pleasure? In what does God take supreme delight? I want to suggest that the pre-eminent passion in God’s heart is his own glory. God is at the center of his own affections. The supreme love of God’s life is God. God is pre-eminently committed to the fame of his name. God is himself the end for which God created the world. Better, still, God’s immediate goal in all he does is his own glory. God relentlessly and unceasingly creates, rules, orders, directs, speaks, judges, saves, destroys and delivers in order to make known who He is and to secure from the whole of the universe the praise, honor and glory of which He and He alone is ultimately and infinitely worthy. Praise is the consummation of enjoyment. All enjoyment tends towards praise and adoration as its appointed end. In this way, God’s seeking His own glory and God’s seeking your good converge. Your greatest good is in the enjoyment of God. God’s greatest glory is in being enjoyed. So, for God to seek His glory in your worship of Him is the most loving thing He can do for you. Only by seeking His glory pre-eminently can God seek your good passionately. For God to work for your enjoyment of Him (that’s His love for you) and for His glory in being enjoyed (that’s His love for Himself) are not properly distinct. "Rejoice evermore" (I Thessalonians 5:16).
the only time i have heard polyphony that good, was Pink Floyd's 'Keep talking'. They mixed theirs digitally. Petra had to do the whole thing analog! And they did better.
Let your strength be revealed. My comfort. My peace. My salvation. My refuge. My God!!
God is the only rock in this quicksand world. He is the eye of the storm. Amen
That says enough + 1 infinity plus one
Best Christian Rock band ever.
Jersualem & Narnia, are both better Christian rock bands...
Petra on the other hand is on par with Stryper, a top Christian rock back that does not quite reach the level of musical brilliance of either Jerusalem or Narnia.
Here is a link to Jerusalem's website - www.jerusalem.se/about-us/
@@OmenAkumaru20223 Sorry, not even close, Petra is far better than stryper or the bands you linked; probably why they were more popular than your favs; and Petra was more mainstream than stryper for that reason: John Schlitt, in his prime, was one of the best vocalists in the business, imo. Of course, art is subjective, but the bible based lyrics of some of petra's songs helped me through some rough times.
@@Daniel73-23 I agree and same with Petra helping me through hard times, praise God ey!
I hear this song now and I recall how the music of Petra taught me about Jesus and encouraged me to keep going in the tough times of my life.
Petra was one of my favorite bands in my youth. Listening to this song again now after all I've been through in life and my journey with Christ brings such joy. I love the line in the song "My rock my comfort my peace my salvation my refuge my God, you are my rock"! He truly is all that to me!
I've loved this song for years, since it originally came out. But it took on a new meaning when my husband, who was in the last stages of cancer and near his "change of address" time, had me put it on repeat for him. It kept reminding him that "through the desperate night", the valley of the shadow of death, His Lord & Saviour was right there with him.
They just don't make them like they used to. How I miss the 80's. What a generation. I was 6 when this came out. I thank God I discovered these guy's. What a band they were. And what a SLEW OF ALBUMS. This Means War, On Fire, and Beyond Belief.
Washes whiter than, Never say die, More power to ya, not of this world, etc.
This Means War, On Fire, and Beyond Belief are my three favorite. I'm so glad you mentioned those three. I was 8 years old when "This means war" came out so we're near the same age.
My Rock, My Comfort, My Peace, My Salvation, My Refuge, My God
Brings me back to the glory days of Petra! John belting this song in an arena filled with people praising God, many people coming to Christ. Great days indeed!
Mark Jones soooo true!
I was at the concert with you!
@@RangerCJ I went all the way back through my comments to find this...I couldn't remember when or where I commented on a Petra video,. Total classic! That was an amazing night. I still have my pictures. Greenville, the old Memorial Auditorium!
First Christian concert I ever attended was Petra on the "Rock Cries Out" tour. I was blown away....I never looked back.
I was 15 at the time I first heard this in 87. Petra and other Christian rock bands I believe kept me from the party scene of the 80s which was considered the thing to do then. Especially for a young teenager!
You are the anchor securing me
I'll never drift on the shifting sea
You are the eye of the storm
Wow!! I’ve been listening to Petra for 20 years and this is the first time I read these lyrics, wow! So powerful!
Bob Hartman was a great song writer.....the words in his songs were so beautiful and powerful
Man I love Petra all time favorite Christian band
Truly one of their most powerful, inspiring songs!
This is my favorite song on the album. I got the album when it came out in '87. In fall of '88 I started college while many spiritual battles were going on in my life. I leaned on this song pretty hard as I waited for what seemed like an eternity before the "On Fire" album came out near the end of '88. So good to hear it again.
Me too. In fact may be my favourite Petra track across all albums.
Same
ah man... I could listen to this all day
great song! one of the best Chrsitian bands of all time!
Looking back, and even now, it's amazing to see how Godly, scriptural and encouraging these lyrics are. What an extremely powerful song.
I part of a ministry team of life groups and this song is part of the first one. Pray for us, we start in 2 weeks.
Of all of Petra's amazing songs, and there are so many, this has always been my favorite. I gain so much encouragement from this song.
Thank you JESUS!
I love you so much, you are my ROCK 4EVER...
That’s one of the best riffs I have ever heard! What a song!
I'm not religious but I've always listened to Petra and love their music and message. Doesn't get much better then this when you need to be in a great mood.
It feels good that you say that but in the same time hard to imagine that someone enjoys this and helps the mood without believing,. Give your life to Jesus and you may feel the comfort that comes reality
Timeless powerful message. One of the alltime coolest Rock bands around.
Back To The Street,and this album helped me as a young Airman in the Air Force. I didn't have any other believers with whom I could fellowship. Sure I went to church,but that was only once a week. Thanks for reminding me how God sustains us in difficult times.
Van PastorMan back to the street was my favorite. This song rocks thanks for your service
Just returned from a trip to Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Gibralter. Seeing that solid Rock of Gibralter reminded me of this song. Psalm 18. Amen. 🙏 🪨 🎸 🤘 🎶 🎵
Hallelujah God is great
Love this song has been a comfort to me the last couple of months absolutely love it and it's got great truth
There Message Is Sent And Received Clearly To All People!! We Need More Of This!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus !! you are truly our Rock
Best Christian band of the80 s
I'm an atheist, but I appreciate great heartfelt music, whatever the source. Petra Rocks!
soul4saken Same here. Great music is where you find it. I don’t care anything about the message here, but I can still appreciate the musicianship of this fantastic band.
And Lead vocals are pretty darn good too! John Schlitt still has that gift!
I pray that you are inspired to seek Jesus...he is our Lord and Savior...God bless
@@judyschleis7909 Appreciate the sentiment.
My favorite petra song
Wow. This song reminds me so much of my mother.
This Means War is my favorite Petra album.
I don't have enough thumbs to put up for this song. I love this band so much. My friend used to play for this band I thought I pray the Lord blesses them all because they have blessed me so much.
I remember getting this album when it first came out...... classic!
You are my rock. Lord
Great Song, one of the best beginings I have ever heard!
Closing solo is perfection
In the time of my brother Timothy wagoner2 passing this is what I remember from our younger years an I love it
There are times when I am crushed, withered and flattened by life. Then I lay on the rock which gives me life.
You are the eye of the storm!!! My anchor. My outcome. My good. My bad. U remove all the evil in one pass.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
great song...i love PETRA
great song.mad nostalgia
This song needs to be played by a huge pipe organ, it has very intriguing chord patterns and changes that would fit well with that instrument. The description says the words are by Bob Hartman but who wrote the tune??
Excellent music!
Muy buena banda veterana y pilares en el White metal rock los conoci para el 92 mi primer tape de ellos petrafied collection song y desde ahi conoci toda la ecena white metal barrencross bride tourniquet etc salidos des puerto rico dios les bendiga a todos
The Lord is my Rock and my salvation!
Thanks ! for up-loadng all these Great Petra songs
I have loved PETRA SINCEi met Jesus.Praise God🎉❤
AMEN. Lord bless these men
The corner stone of faith has been forgotten...but it can never be annhialeted
I did NOT think I would find these songs... let alone good loud quality!!! TYTYTY :)
Clinging to the words you said.. but I hear several voices in my head.. and trying to represent.. but I can't get out of my feelings. Moat high. Ur assistance is needed.
Awesome song, indeed.
AMEN !!
i used to listen to this when i was watching parts of myself i didn't know were chaff get blown away. it's amazing how much a person will back away and conform to society when there's no Rock under them. it's equally amazing how much flak you catch when you're not allowed to bob and weave.
Cheers PETRA!!
You've earned a subscriber my friend! Thanks for the Great quality music! :)
Such a serious topic. Amen
I LOVE THIS SONG! WOOAAAAAHHH!
la rompe petra con estee temononon
For all of the praise of this song people are speaking, nothing is being said about the amazing "chug chugs" played by the guitar as the chorus starts, especially at the end of the song.
Bob Hartman. Man, he IS Petra.
very nice song imiss yhis songs
Pertama kali mendengarkan lagu ini tahun 97 waktu masih duduk di bangku sma ...
2024!!
Amen
Me encanta a mis 28 años
Not a believer anymore, but htis shit got me into Metal/hard rock. God Bless Petra LOL
Their is a way that leads to life. His name is Jesus Christ.
You are just going though a trial that will strengthen you to commit your whole heart to him.
When you come back to him, and you feel the spirit of Christ in you, you will thank him for this trial.
I know you will come back, I love you.
NOTHING can seprate us from the love of God
Petra's music that they use to preach about god is like, Boom In Your Face!
You can't trust your feelings
They can deceive you
They can tell you everything's alright
with the Lord, when it's not.
And they can tell you that things are terribly wrong
with the Lord, when things are really great with the Lord.
Our feelings are so influenced by our circumstances,
And Satan likes to use both our feelings and circumstances
against us, against us to destroy us.
Feelings Lyrics
Words and Lyrics: Dave Eden y Joe Grier
Chorus: Martin Luther (1483-1546)
(Chorus)
Feelings come and feelings go
But feelings are deceiving
I'll place my faith in the Word of the Lord
Nothing else is worth believing
Been on this roller coaster too many days
Riding in a circus of emotion
I get up on the high wire
Then down in the lion's cage
My feelings have been ruling my devotion
I feel like a strong man, I feel like a clown
I let my feelings push me up and down
Who can help me off this merry-go-round
And tell me what is real? Can I trust what I feel?
Peanuts and popcorn and I'm feeling okay
I get excited when the dancing bear dances
that's so true what you said
ROCK ~ On ! ! ! t
Psalm 18:2
Amen brother 😊
ROCK N ROLL JESUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
❤❤❤
This brings back memories of when i was a teenage born again christian - some good times - but it also brings back very bad and at times traumatic memories of pastors and other bigoted biased small minded judgemental so called people of god !! free thinking is not something people of faith are capable of. if they think something is wrong then it is wrong against god and satanic and they will use scripture against you to their own point of view.
MARK GLADSTONE God gave you a great mind. Follow in Jesus ways. Live like he dose. Nobody can tell you your wrong if all you do is help people and be kind. And take the extra step to help your enemies. God bless you
Hope this doesn't turn people off to Christian rock, but even after leaving my faith I still love this song! Most Christian music is crap, but Petra is awesome!
Atheist Journey You never left the faith. There is a reason God lead you listen to a song entitled "You Are My Rock". He still loves you & is pulling you back. Jesus Christ never lied, so when he says he's coming back (Revelation 22:7)......that's a 100% guarantee. Don't be caught without him. :) ~ peace
Thank you for the reply.
You know, it's funny, I was just thinking about that song when I saw your comment. I looked up the lyrics because I wanted to sing it to myself, and then I looked at your reply and saw that it was about that very song.
I was thinking about that song because there's this girl that I think I like, but every time I think about her, "I hear another voice inside my head."
It's the voice of a very bullying (real bullying, not just "witnessing" that I don't like), homophobic relative, saying that it's an abomination, but I've seen him eat bacon-wrapped shrimp many times, and that's a double abomination.
But I know now that if God is real, that God doesn't make mistakes, and that He's happy that He made me partly lesbian. Petra has given me the strength to listen to God alone, and not the bullies. I finally got up the courage to talk to her because of Petra.
I'm still dealing with the negative voices, saying that I'm no good and not worth anything, but I finally have the strength to begin being myself, and to fight back against the other voices in my head.
I know now that if God is real, then He loves me just the way I am, and if I'm missing something, that I'm eventually going to know the truth in my lifetime.
Thank you for the encouragement. I really appreciate it. That was really good of you. ~peace
Atheist Journey Know that God has awsome love for us until etirnity. I became a believer and shortly after i listened to Petra, because i bought a CD in some Brazilian shop. I will never forget that love and i will asociate Petra with the moment i came to believe, it's stronger then any bullying sjit or people who condemn you. Who is without sins, shall throw the first rock.
ONES SAVED ALWAYS SAVED... YOU WERE JUST INTO SOME RELIGIOUS TRIP... YET NOT LOVING AND WORSHIPPING JESUS CHRIST AS GOD AND SAVIOUR...
CHRISTIAN JOY
"Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing" (Job 8:21).
What is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed? An understanding of the perfections of God, merely, cannot be the end of the creation; for he had as good not understand it, as see it and not be at all moved with joy at the sight.
Neither can the highest end of creation be the declaring God’s glory to others; for the declaring God’s glory is good for nothing otherwise than to raise joy in ourselves and others at what is declared.
God is glorified not only by his glory’s being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it.
God made the world that he might communicate, and the creature receive, his glory . . . both [with] the mind and the heart. He that testifies his having an idea of God’s glory [doesn’t] glorify God so much as he that testifies also his approbation [i.e., his heartfelt commendation or praise] of it and his delight in it.
My point is that passionate and joyful admiration of God, and not merely intellectual apprehension, is the aim of our existence. If God is to be supremely glorified in us it’s critically essential that we be supremely glad in him and in what he has done for us in Jesus.
This is Christian Joy. Enjoying God is not a secondary, tangential endeavor. It is central to everything we do. We do not do other things hoping that joy in God will emerge as a by-product.
Our reason for the pursuit of God and obedience to Him is precisely the joy that is found in Him alone. To come to God or to worship Him or to yield to His moral will for any reason other than the joy that is found in who He is.
All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. And, I believe God purposefully designed us to pursue happiness.
If a friend says to you, "I really enjoy being with you," you wouldn't accuse him of being self-centered. Why? Because your friend's delight in you is the evidence that you have great value in his heart.
In fact, you'd be dishonored if he didn't experience any pleasure in your friendship. The same is true of God. If God is the source of our greatest delight then God is our most precious treasure; which makes us radically God-centered and not self-centered. And if we treasure God most, we glorify Him most.
Does the Bible teach this? Yes. Nowhere in the Bible does God condemn people for longing to be happy. People are condemned for forsaking God and seeking their happiness elsewhere (Jeremiah 2:13). This is the essence of sin. The Bible actually commands us to delight in the Lord (Psalm 37:4).
Jesus teaches us to love God because our heart is where our treasure is (Matthew 6:21). Paul wants us to believe that gaining Christ is worth the loss of everything else (Philippians 3:8) and the author of Hebrews exhorts us to endure suffering, like Jesus, for the joy set before us (Hebrews 12:1-2).
Christian Joy is not a contradiction after all. It is desiring the vast, ocean-deep pleasures of God more than the mud-puddle pleasures of lust. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
Our glad-hearted passion for God is exceeded only by God’s glad-hearted passion for God. If the chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever, the chief end of God is to glorify God and to enjoy Himself forever!
What is the pre-eminent passion in God’s heart? What is God’s greatest pleasure? In what does God take supreme delight? I want to suggest that the pre-eminent passion in God’s heart is his own glory.
God is at the center of his own affections. The supreme love of God’s life is God. God is pre-eminently committed to the fame of his name. God is himself the end for which God created the world.
Better, still, God’s immediate goal in all he does is his own glory. God relentlessly and unceasingly creates, rules, orders, directs, speaks, judges, saves, destroys and delivers in order to make known who He is and to secure from the whole of the universe the praise, honor and glory of which He and He alone is ultimately and infinitely worthy.
Praise is the consummation of enjoyment. All enjoyment tends towards praise and adoration as its appointed end. In this way, God’s seeking His own glory and God’s seeking your good converge.
Your greatest good is in the enjoyment of God. God’s greatest glory is in being enjoyed. So, for God to seek His glory in your worship of Him is the most loving thing He can do for you. Only by seeking His glory pre-eminently can God seek your good passionately.
For God to work for your enjoyment of Him (that’s His love for you) and for His glory in being enjoyed (that’s His love for Himself) are not properly distinct.
"Rejoice evermore" (I Thessalonians 5:16).
Ah! The days of A sides and B sides of albums. You know something special was coming up when you flipped the record.....
written by John & Dino Elefante
the only time i have heard polyphony that good, was Pink Floyd's 'Keep talking'. They mixed theirs digitally. Petra had to do the whole thing analog! And they did better.
Lord Since I left... I'm troubled.. need u to speak directly within me. Not this device.. thats the only real way I know u r here with me.
S. John 1:1 The Logos existed in the beginning, the Logos was with God, the Logos was devine
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Petra really started to kick ass when the Elefante brothers took over.
Jesus.esmi.roca
It is finished. - Jesus (John 19:30 The Holy Bible)
Petra was Christian rock when Christian rock wasn't cool!!!
U Isn't Selfish You.
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Let me guess, go-spell rock and learn about music.
Powerful.
Research Flat Earth.