{"id":1662,"date":"2019-12-09T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2019-12-08T00:28:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T05:28:39","slug":"come-walk-in-the-light-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/come-walk-in-the-light-of-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Walk in the Light of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Light<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many voices in our day are crying out for justice. We see oppression and we want it to stop. We see pain and we want to bring relief. We know that there is much wrong with the world and we want to make things right. But try as we might, evil and suffering persist. We still live in a fallen and broken world. How are we to overcome pain and find peace? How can we offer forgiveness, yet achieve true justice? How can we pursue reconciliation, yet punish evil? The answers to these questions elude us. Our ways fail and fall short. The world simply cannot provide the justice and righteousness that we long to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is hope! Where we stumble, God triumphs. His ways are not our ways. He alone can accomplish what we cannot. His ways are astounding! His ways are astonishing. Isaiah speaks of \u201cthe latter days\u201d when<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people shall come and say,
\u201cCome, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.\u201d
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk
In the light of the Lord.
(Isaiah 2:3\u20135)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God judges the nations. He will bring us true and lasting peace. Through the prophet Hosea, God gives us His promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;
I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness,
And you shall know the Lord.\u201d
(Hosea 2:19\u201320)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God is righteous and just. He cannot overlook our sin. His Law demands that He punish our sin. Yet God is merciful and abundant in lovingkindness. He looks upon us with compassion. He has made a way to rescue us from sin. How can He do both? He has accomplished both by sending His Son. In Christ we see His perfect righteousness as well as His abundant lovingkindness. At the cross He united justice and mercy.  In Christ there is hope! In Him there is righteousness that we could never attain on our own. In Him we find true peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation. We must go to the cross if we are to be made whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How astounding!
How astonishing
Are the ways of our God!
Look to His Word,\u00a0
Find rest in His love,
Come walk in the light of the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come Walk in the Light of the Lord<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cO house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord\u201d (Isaiah 2:5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we know what\u2019s just and right?\u00a0
The world is dark and blind.
And where is hope for those condemned?
Forgiveness who can find?
When sinned against and faced with wrongs,
The world decries its loss;
But God says look beyond our grief
To hope found at the cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How astounding!
How astonishing
Are the ways of our God!
Look to His Word,\u00a0
Find rest in His love,
Come walk in the light of the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seek for justice, yet we know,
The world can\u2019t satisfy.
Its methods to atone for sin
Fall short or go awry.
The righteousness we long to see,
The world cannot provide.
The only place where sins are cleansed:
The cross where Jesus died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How astounding!
How astonishing
Are the ways of our God!
Look to His Word,\u00a0
Find rest in His love,
Come walk in the light of the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full forgiveness of God\u2019s love,
The world can\u2019t comprehend.
For it seeks justice in its own
Perpetual revenge.
But in the Gospel of God\u2019s grace
Is love the world can\u2019t give.
Because we are forgiv\u2019n in Christ,
We also can forgive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How astounding!
How astonishing
Are the ways of our God!
Look to His Word,\u00a0
Find rest in His love,
Come walk in the light of the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So come and see the love of God
Unto the world revealed.
Come kneel before the cross for there
Our deepest pains are healed.
Believe the promise in His Word,
The world our God so loved.
He will forgive, raise up, and call
A sinner His beloved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How astounding!
How astonishing
Are the ways of our God!
Look to His Word,\u00a0
Find rest in His love,
Come walk in the light of the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words and Music \u00a92019 Ken Puls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the lyrics and free sheet music for this hymn<\/a>, including an arrangement of the tune CAPE CORAL for classical guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Hymns and Songs by Ken Puls<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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