O Lord, after hearing a sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4,..
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 ⚠️🛐
I was again reminded off the importance on holiness. That You are a holy God that allows us so many things but also protects us by reminding us not to take that forbidden fruit. Yet why do we constantly rebel? Why do I play with fire knowing that I will get burned? O Lord please forgive my adulterous heart.
that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears. Hebrews 12:16-17 😰🚫
Just like Esau I have sinned and undermined Your grace. How my tears flow hoping that You may give me another chance... repentance is precious. I forgot that it was paid at a price. By the righteous blood of Jesus Christ at the Cross..
Help me O Lord to remember that. And thank You for this song that evokes my heart..
"Let Me Burn Out For Thee"
Performed by Lisa Olinda, based on a hymn by Bessie F. Hatcher (1929)
Chinese Translation by Violet Chen
O God, the world is lost in sin,
神啊！世界在罪中沉沦
And so few that seem to care!
有谁真为此忧心
Many of whom profess Thy name
宣告主名的人虽多
No burden will help to bear.
愿担重任者无几
We need a passion, Lord, for souls,
主啊！失丧灵魂处处
To bring the lost back to Thee;
有谁真关切他们
Our hearts must be stirred, till all have heard
求主搅动人心，直到人人得知福音
At least once of Calvary.
哪怕只听闻一回
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Let me burn out for Thee, dear Lord,
主啊，让我为祢燃烧
Burn and wear out for Thee.
为主燃至烧尽
Don't let me rust, or my life
别让我锈坏
Be a failure, my God to Thee.
别蒙羞愧见主面
Use me and all I have, dear Lord,
主啊，求使用我全人
And get me so close to Thee
助我靠近祢身旁
That I feel the throb of the great heart of God,
好让祢心激动我心
Until I burn out for Thee.
直到我为主烧尽
How cold has been our giving, Lord!
主啊！我们吝于奉献
How selfish our love has been,
我们的爱何其自私
Keeping from those who never heard
福音救人免于沉沦
The gospel that saves from sin!
我们却远离失丧人群
How often we have turned aside,
多次回避一己重任
Neglecting to do our part,
不愿承担主托付
Forgetting Thy tears and agony,
忘却主十架痛苦
Forgetting Thy bleeding heart!
忘却主心流血水
Meet us and break us up, dear Lord,
主啊！召聚，差遣我们出去
Until driven to our knees.
直到我们全人降服
Bare to our gaze Thy cross and love,
在浴血十字架前
Of blood-baptized Calvary.
目睹祢加略山真爱
Speak till we hear again Thy call,
呼召叫我们再次听见
And hold nothing back from Thee.
决意全无保留为主
Oh, burn on our hearts the hopeless wail
沉沦灵魂痛苦呻吟
Of souls damned eternally.
求燃烧我们心肠
O God, with shame I humbly bow,
神啊，我谦卑羞愧祢脚前
In tears and with contrite heart.
忧伤痛悔深悲泣
Forgive me for the broken vows,
饶恕我食言毁约
And failure to do my part.
未实践昔日许诺
I heed Thy call and say, “Farewell”
今我聆听主恩召
To all that would hinder me
向一切拦阻说“不”！
Thy grace and Thy love to lost ones tell,
报失丧人 主慈怜福音
And my life burn out for Thee.
直到我为主烧尽
In shame I humbly come once more and bow. I have sinned Father. I am unworthy. So many times. The sin has poisoned me without realizing. And now in tears listening to this song😭 my heart is contrite with remorse for how I have hurt You. Regardless off my blessings or covenant, my heart aches.💔 It aches very very much.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Psalm 51: 3-4 😭😔
To know that I have hurt my Lord who have loved me so😔. Lord.. I am sorry for this I truly am.😭. To You alone has my sin transgressed,.. I have hurt the One true Lord who stuck by me since day one. Esau wanted Your blessings but I don't care if I get the blessings that much because I know from the start I should've gone to hell. But in my heart I can't stop crying to know how much I have agonized You Father. How Your love for me since the very start was so so precious. And yet now I have thrown it away like it was nothing. How often have I turned aside, and neglected to do my part. How often have I forgot Thy tears! Thy pain and agony, Thy bleeding heart to which Jesus has endured for my salvation...
Forgive me for the broken vows and all I have sworn to do. I am a hypocrite that spews out lies constantly. I promised to pursue ministry, business, and a holier life. Yet I've failed to do my part. Time and time again. To now I confess my sins, please forgive me Lord from all my unrighteousness...
After reading this, would you like to confess Your sin to Jesus? It is never too late.. if the Holy Spirit moves Your heart today, He invites You to repent and ask Him to come into Your life once more.. Let's pray together and ask Jesus for forgiveness and to help us..
Reflection
Dear Lord, thank You. Thank You for forgiving my sin even though I can't feel it right now. Thank You For hearing my prayers and my cries.🥺 Here I am in a broken state feeling lost. Yet Father regardless of whatever I may accomplish, please but give me a relationship with You again. You are my Lord, my Savior, my Father, my bestestest friend, my everything. I long for the days we can talk again, for the days that there are no walls between us, days where however glorious or hard it is I can just come in Your presence. I long for those days in which You are with me closer as ever. Yet Lord, in Your righteousness help me to trust and obey. Even if sin entices with the allures of honey, I know at the end it amounts to nothing. Sanctify me please Lord once more. Help this be the very last time I fall. To rely on Your Holy Spirit in every step off my life.
And finally help me to burn out for Thee 🔥 in this short short life. Let my salt be still salty. Nor let my faith rust. Please use me, in some way or another. Even though I know You can use anyone else. And most importantly get me so close to Thee. To a union in Christ, a relationship so intimate that the very depths of my soul sing in exultation..! 😭.
To that very last breath off my life. Help me Father to never undermine Your grace because it is so so so precious. Lord, I need You now more than ever. Regardless if You hide from me or not forgive me, or whatever I don't understand, please don't forget Your servant, please let Your will be done. I am broken. I was always broke. And yet. And yet... and yet. I am hopeful not in myself but in Christ Jesus who has shown me a better way. Father, I miss You so much. And I know sometimes my life feels so tiring and normal. Yet I also know how You have saved me from my flesh from death itself. And I thank You.. I thank You for being with me in every step off the way. Where I used to talk to myself incessantly.. All those years alone. Yet now I'm not alone. You are beside me and faithful. Even if I wasn't. Help me Lord. Relying on my own strength has resulted in my downfalls again. And I don't want this sin to get in between us. I long for Thee once more. And thank You. For everything. For Your grace that never ceases to amaze me. In whatever situation I know and hold on to the covenantal promise that nothing can ever separate me from the love of Christ. . .💗🤗.
Updated on: August 30, 2021
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Credits: 📷Daniel Tafjord | 📷1 John 1:9 | 📷Romans 8:38-39
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