Fresh Start Daily

Songwriter: Laurie B. Klein

I love you, Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship You
Oh, my soul rejoice!
Take joy my King
In what You hear
Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear
We exalt You
Oh oh Lord
I love you, Lord

I have been singing this a lot lately. I love the story of how the lyrics of this song was composed. It’s short and simple but very sincere.

I just thought… When our flaws are exposed, people despise us. The thing is, they’re flawed, too. On the other hand, Jesus, who is flawless, sees our entirety–filth and all–and embraces us still. He who knows everything about us and has all the right to condemn does not. Instead, He restores. He receives us and leaves us clean, beautiful, confident, hopeful, assured, and loved.

No one will intentionally get to know us and pursue us the way God does. The Lord watches us and knows the tiniest details in our life. He knows what breaks our heart and what makes us dance in joy. No one else can love us like Jesus. Truly no one else satisfies.

Morning devotion: John 21:1-14

Nakakatuwa basahin ang verses na ito. Napaka-sweet ni Jesus. This is the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead (v. 14).

The night before, some of the disciples went fishing but they caught nothing. The next morning, Jesus showed Himself to them and told them to cast their net into the sea and they were able to catch lots of fish.

When they reached the land, they saw a fire of coals with fish laid on it and bread (v.9). Jesus prepared breakfast for them and gave them extra fish. Isn’t that sweet? Jesus showed Himself to them to have fellowship. It shows how much He loves His disciples.