Amazing Grace {John Newton}
Hymn
LYRICS
Verse1
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Verse 2
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
Verse 3
The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
Verse4
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
Message in the Hymn
Verse1
v
We
were all once an unbeliever; until the call of salvation came to us.
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In
our life without Christ; People might look at us with high esteem; but inside
of us, there is this confusion we can’t explain.
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In
our unbelieving status; we thought we had eyes to see; but in the actual sense;
we were spiritually Blind.
Verse 2
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Grace that taught my
heart to fear and relieved our Fears
Proverbs 9:10 says "The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom…”
Ecclesiastes 12:13: “…Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man”
And Jesus taught: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28
Ecclesiastes 12:13: “…Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man”
And Jesus taught: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28
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Is the Grace Precious to You and still Precious to you today?
Verse 3
v God
has promised us Goodness; what makes it Secured, Sure & Certain to Us, is
in his WORD.
"For I know the thoughts that
I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give
you an expected end." {Jer 29:11}
"Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in
the house of the LORD for ever." {Psalm 23:6}
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God
is our shield, defender, protector; from all dangers, evil, diseases, attack
& calamity.
"I
will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" {Psalm 91:2}
"There
shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." {Psalm 91:10}
Verse4
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At
the end; There is an unending praise; more than we have ever done.
In summary; God Sometimes uses critical life-threatening circumstances to
make us realize that we need Him. We need Him to save us from troubles that we
make and guide us to prevent them. God talks to us in many ways. Let us listen
to Him before He rattles us by putting us on an unpleasant situation.
History
of Amazing Grace
The
author of the hymn was, by his own admission, a "wretch."
He was a slave
trader, a blasphemer, a rebel, an immoral man, a torturer,
and as far from grace as anyone could ever be.
As a boy, John was captivated by the adventure and risk of life on the
high seas.
When he
was eleven, young John Newton launched into that exciting life of voyaging, sailing,
and living his dream. But the dream turned out to be a nightmare.
Later in
life he wrote, "I sinned with a high hand, and I made it my study to tempt and seduce
others."
Newton
lived a hard life with hard consequences. God got his attention though.
In 1748, Newton’s slave ship
was nearly wrecked by an intense storm.
In the
tempest, surrounded by crashing waves, cutting winds, creaking timbers, and the
cries of onboard slaves, John fell to his knees and pled for mercy, and
for grace. God’s grace, which reaches anyone, anywhere, saved
a wretch like John Newton.
Newton wrote the song years later while
serving as a pastor in Olney, England.
Today, its lyrics still inspire, encourage, and instruct people
about the radical reality of God’s amazing grace.
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