THIS IS LIVING
Song by Song by Aodhán King and Hillsong Young & Free
Waking up knowing there's a reason
All my dreams come alive
Life is for living with You
I've made my decision
You lift me up, fill my eyes with wonder
Forever young in Your love
This freedom's untainted with You
No moment is wasted
See the sun now bursting through the
clouds
Black and white turns to color all
around
All is new, in the Savior I am found
This is living now
This is living now
You lead the way, God, You're right
beside me
In Your love I'm complete
There's nothing like living with You
This life You created, I choose
See the sun now bursting through the
clouds
Black and white turn to color all around
All is new, in the Savior I have found
This is living now
This is living now
You take me higher than I've been
before
It's Your perfect love that sees me soar
God, Your freedom is an open door
You are everything I want and more
Maybe I ain't really know what livin' is
(uh)
Is it love, if it was, am I livin' it? (What?)
Do I live in it? (Yeah) So astounding
Love is an ocean, you can drown me
The sweet embrace, the lovely taste
I taste and see I'm under grace, the place
to be (yeah)
It means I'll never need an umbrella
I'm cool in the cold and the hot weather
Whether or never I ever understand
I'm a man in the hands of great plans
I stand with faith in a life I never known or
touched
It's still outside my clutch, but
I'm like, what's to dream of? What's to
hope in?
What's to die for? Live to no end?
This is living, the life I've been given's a
gift
If I'ma live it, I'ma live it to death
So what's the dream of? What's the hope
in?
What's to die for and live to no end?
This is living, the life I've been given's a
gift
If I'm a live it, I'm a live it to death, yeah
This is living now
This is living now
You take me higher than I've been before
It's Your perfect love that sees me soar
God, Your freedom is an open door
You are everything I want and more
Exalt: “This is Living”Empower: Genesis 45:1-15; 50:15-21;Hebrews 12:2; Hosea 3:1-3; Matthew 9:1-5; 1 John 1:9
His Brothers)
Hindi na napigilan ni Jose ang kanyang damdamin; inihayag na niya ang kanyang pagkakilanlan sa kanyang mga kapatid na minsang nagbenta sa kanya bilang alipin. Labis ang kanyang pag-iyak, tanda ng matinding emosyon sa oras na iyon ng pagpapakilala niya na siya si Jose. Sa halip na magalit, sinabihan pa niya sila na huwag silang malungkot o magsisi nang labis sa kanilang ginawa, sapagkat ang Diyos ang nagsugo sa kanya sa Egipto upang maisakatuparan ang isang mas dakilang layunin – ang iligtas ang maraming tao sa gitna ng matinding taggutom. 7 Pero sinugo ako rito ng Dios para mailigtas kayo at mapanatili ang marami sa inyo rito sa mundo. 8 Kaya, hindi kayo ang nagpadala sa akin dito kundi ang Dios. Ginawa niya akong tagapayo ng Faraon, tagapamahala ng kanyang sambahayan at ng buong Egipto. (Gen. 45:7-8)
Ang tugon ni Jose sa kanyang mga kapatid ay nagpapatunay kung gaano kaganda at kababa ang puso niya, na sa kabila ng pagkakanulo (betrayal) sa kanya ng kanyang mga kapatid, kapatawaran ang kanyang ipinalit. Pinili niyang huwag maghiganti o magkimkim ng galit o sama ng loob. Sa halip, kinilala niya ang pagkilos ng Diyos (divine intervention) upang maisakatuparan ang Kanyang layunin. Ang kanyang pagpapatawad ay nag-ugat sa Kanyang pananampalataya at pang-unawa sa mas mataas na layunin ng Diyos sa kanyang buhay. It was God’s perfect timing; hindi dahil tiniis ni Jose na maghintay ng mahabang panahon, kundi ang Diyos ang naghintay hanggang sa panahon na handa na ang kanyang puso at lubos na niyang makita at maunawaan ang layunin ng Diyos. God waited for Joseph’s heart to be established… a heart that forgives… a heart that seeks reconciliation, not revenge.
