STAND BETWEEN
By Vince Wood
Alone before God, under His wrath I would fall
Jesus please stand between
A homeless man with wife and child, a life of fears
Jesus please stand between
A friend says thank you with his eyes filling with tears
Jesus please stand between
Forgotten by the crowds I’m deserted by all
Jesus please stand between
CHORUS
Jesus please stand between
Me and the air I breathe
Me and the colors I see
Me and the praise I hear
Me and rejection I fear
Lord, I beg, stand between
BRIDGE
The good joins with the bad
The pleasant and the sad
They want to get my heart
To take it as their own
Whom have I in heaven
But You alone my Lord
On earth let there be none
But You who owns my love
Jesus please stand between
CHORUS
Jesus please stand between
Me and the air I breathe
Me and the colors I see
Me and the praise I hear
Me and rejection I fear
Lord, I beg stand between
Alone before God, under His wrath I would fall
Jesus please stand between
A homeless man with wife and child, a life of fears
Jesus please stand between
A friend says thank you with his eyes filling with tears
Jesus please stand between
Forgotten by the crowds I’m deserted by all
Jesus please stand between
CHORUS
Jesus please stand between
Me and the air I breathe
Me and the colors I see
Me and the praise I hear
Me and rejection I fear
Lord, I beg stand between
Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Desperately Satisfied
There is a line that I really like from Michael W. Smith’s song, Breathe. He cries out, “I am desperate for you…” The picture of desperation is one that rightly reflects the depth of our dependence on Jesus Christ. I want to live my life with a keen understanding of my utter dependence on God for each breath that I breathe.
This morning, as I was praying, another thought came to me. My picture of desperation is usually one of a drowning man aware of impending peril. This morning I thought of the man in the boat. Both men are equally dependent on the boat but only one has already received what he needs and He is satisfied. Sometimes, I forget that I am desperate for God’s love and acceptance, and I already have it. I am like the man in the boat, thrashing about trying to find something to protect him from the depths.
Asaph said in Psalm 73:28, “The nearness of God is my good.” His struggle came when He thought his needs had been unmet. In the temple, he was reminded that all he needed was God and He had God. Paul in Philippians 4:12-13 puts it this way, “I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Both of these men found their desperate needs presently met in the God they loved.
I want to be filled with the knowledge that without God, I will perish and I am never without God. I want the rest in the boat, rejoicing in its sufficiency and thankful for its presence in my life.
Psalms 65:4
How blessed is the one whom Thou dost choose, and bring near to Thee,
To dwell in Thy courts.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house,
Thy holy temple.
This morning, as I was praying, another thought came to me. My picture of desperation is usually one of a drowning man aware of impending peril. This morning I thought of the man in the boat. Both men are equally dependent on the boat but only one has already received what he needs and He is satisfied. Sometimes, I forget that I am desperate for God’s love and acceptance, and I already have it. I am like the man in the boat, thrashing about trying to find something to protect him from the depths.
Asaph said in Psalm 73:28, “The nearness of God is my good.” His struggle came when He thought his needs had been unmet. In the temple, he was reminded that all he needed was God and He had God. Paul in Philippians 4:12-13 puts it this way, “I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Both of these men found their desperate needs presently met in the God they loved.
I want to be filled with the knowledge that without God, I will perish and I am never without God. I want the rest in the boat, rejoicing in its sufficiency and thankful for its presence in my life.
Psalms 65:4
How blessed is the one whom Thou dost choose, and bring near to Thee,
To dwell in Thy courts.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house,
Thy holy temple.
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About Me
- Vince Wood
- I have been a PCA pastor since 1993, having been a pastor in Arizona, Florida, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and as the Team Leader for MTW’s work in Scotland. I am currently the Senior Pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church in York, PA. As a pastor, my desire is to help everyone I meet live out Psalm 73:25, “Whom have I in Heaven but You, and besides You I desire nothing on earth.” I love my Wife Robin, my two sons, Patrick and Michael and my daughter in law, Britney. I am firmly wrapped around the fingers of my granddaughters.