Psalm 34 (3/2/08)

Today at service the worship session was powerful. Really in awe of His goodness. In the first worship song, "Amazing", I was already in tears. Cos this song was written by the keyboardist in paradise band, who came for "Modern levites conference". Because of this conference and the keyboardist, I started to play my rotting piano again but these few weeks i definitely had neglected my piano. No time to worship the Lord at home with my piano at all. So when this song came, I knew how God had missed my songs to Him.

Then, the next song did it all. "How could I live without You" Both songs touched me alot and for more than half of this song I was too in awe and blown away by the Lord's presence that I did not sing but just teared and teared. Really could not sing leh, but to only look at the words and teared even more. All of the lyrics of this song really is what I felt at the moment. Its been super long since I cried this much during service.


Here's the lyrics of the song:

How could I live without You

How could I survive

Without Your love Without Your touch

You're the One that heals me

And cleanses my heart

And sets me free

Now i come right before You

With my hands lifted up

With my heart humbly bowed

At Your work on the cross

As You hang there and die

You were paying the price

For my life, For my life

For Your love is higher than the heavens

Deeper than the seas

And all I want is You in my life

No one else can satisfy my soul

Can make me feel this way

Only You Lord, only You

As for the psalm today, pastor eugene preached abt the fear of the Lord. So timely can!!! wahahahha... claim it man. REAL is the keyword here.

R - reflects the presence of God

E - experiences the provision of God

A - advances the purposes of God

L - lives out the promises of God

Some practical steps that Pastor said was:

• Keep my tongue from evil (means that I WILL speak with words of favour)
• Speak truth (lying is sin too, no matter whether its a small lie. SIN is an old achery term, meaning to miss the bull's eye. Anythg other than dead center is sin.)
• turn from evil
• Do good, be a blessing
• Seek peace
• pursue (do not give up but to continue pursuing it. PUSH - pray untill somethg happens)

These are all very difficult things to comply. Sometimes I might even do one of this unintentionally or without knowing it. I'm going to pause and reflect before saying or doing things that does not glorify God.

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In psalm 33, I really love the first 3 verse.
1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

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

Cos its how I worship the Lord.
Through music.