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When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey,
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.
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Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear,
Not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
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Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss,
Not a frown or a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.
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But we never can prove
The delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
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Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do;
Where He sends, we will go,
Never fear, only trust and obey.
- https://youtu.be/mmGb3zRv6xE -
- https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/582 -
Christians must leave the building to reach others
What will you do?
We must leave our safety zone and the warm feelings of those who agree with us and meet head-on the hostility of a world without faith. Only under these conditions can we effectively introduce others to Jesus Christ the risen Lord.
This is what the first believers did and we should do likewise.
Acts 8:1-4 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
About the 4th century and later, Christians came under the false teaching that only the clergy preached the word and the laity only went to church. Nowhere in the New Testament is this taught.
Jesus tells us to go.
So if you feel like you’re stagnating in the church building you probably are... then go out and be the Church, because that is our reason for remaining on earth.
