When He shall come with trumpet sound
O may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

The Solid Rock 1834
By: Edward Mote (1797-1874)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Trumpet

I am not quite sure what that instrument is in the photo above. It looks like it has the parts of a trumpet with some extra tubes and lots of bonus bells. It gives a better expression visually for what that long-awaited blast will possibly sound like aurally.

I am thankful for the concept of a trumpet, but I think we must be careful not to limit that sound by what we know. It will be unlike anything we have ever heard before. So much so that even thinking like a trumpet is dangerous because it will be so much greater.

Honestly, I can not even imagine how incredible that moment is going to be. And the fact that it has some music-like element is super cool. But I admittedly love music more than most.

When He shall come with trumpet sound

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ESV

Oh what a glorious day that will be when we finally see Jesus returning for us. The sound of that trumpet will be the most awe-inspiring thing we have ever heard. Then we will look up to see the most wonderful sight we will have ever seen. 

Are you ready to hear that sound and the accompanying sight?

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and talk to Jesus about whether you are ready for His return. Ask Jesus to help you be ready.   Pray, “Jesus, help me be ready for Your return.”

Support

As if the sound of that trumpet and Christ’s return are not enough to try to fathom, think about being drawn up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. It gives me “glory” bumps just thinking about it. I can not imagine what that will be like.

That is exactly what is going to happen. Every soul that has resolved to build their life on Jesus will be headed heavenward. Each at a different phase in the construction process to be sure, but all headed in the same direction.

Not everyone will be ready for that glorious day, however. It will come as a dreadful surprise. One they are simply not prepared for at all.

O may I then in Him be found

Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ESV

For many it will be an awful day because they will not be prepared, having built their lives on something other than the Rock of Christ. That is the only way to be certain you will be with the Lord, build your life on Him and His truths. Pray for those who are not prepared.

In Him. Our lives taking on the appearance of Christ. How does that happen? We must learn what He has said and do it. Sounds simple, but the only way to accomplish it is to daily live in His word allowing the Holy Spirit to teach and guide us.

RESONATE!
First take a moment to pray for those who are not prepared for that day, if you have not already done so. Maybe mention a few by name. Then ask the Spirit to help you live in Christ daily, showing some part of that today.

Jesus, thank You for promising to return and providing a way for me to be ready. Help me to point out that way to others and live the reality of my hope today. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Expectant Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 28.4 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

When He shall come with trumpet sound
O may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

I have heard some powerful and beautiful trumpet playing, but it does not even begin to compare with the majesty of that coming blast. When we think of what it signals, it becomes even more extraordinary. Are you ready to hear that sound? Ask Jesus to help you be ready.

Jesus, help me be ready for Your return.

In Him. Our lives taking on the appearance of Christ. How does that happen? We must learn what He has said and do it. Sounds simple, but the only way to accomplish it is to daily live in His word allowing the Holy Spirit to teach and guide us. Ask the Spirit to help you be in Christ.

Spirit, help me live in Christ.

If you have tried to live in Christ you have come to realize that you can not do it in your own strength. It is impossible. The only way to achieve that righteous living is for Christ to dress you daily in His righteousness. Ask the Father to clothe you with the righteousness of Christ today.

Father, clothe me with the righteousness of Christ.

Faultless. How well do you know yourself? If you have any self-awareness at all and any knowledge of who Christ is, you know the only way to be faultless is for Christ to cover all your faults. Thanks be to God that is exactly what He does, now and forever more. Thank Jesus.

Jesus, thank You for making me faultless.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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His oath His covenant His blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay

The Solid Rock 1834
By: Edward Mote (1797-1874)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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Everyone, enjoy this video, and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Oaths

We humans are not very good at fulfilling our oaths. Think of the pledges you have made, the vows you have taken. Have you kept them perfectly? Probably not. This is partly true because you lack the capacity in and of yourself to be able to do so. Sometimes we just change our minds and do not want to keep our promises anymore.

Not so with God.

He makes oaths. He makes covenants to keep those oaths. He gave His blood as a symbol of the covenant and then it became the guarantee. Because of His shed blood, Jesus has the capacity to keep His covenant and His oath. Thanks be to God!

His oath His covenant His blood

Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Hebrews 9:15 ESV

What He has said, what He has promised and what He has assured with His death changes everything. This includes all of the overwhelming circumstances we face, but certainly our end and the end of all things. Rejoice that you are called to receive the promised eternal inheritance 

God makes and keeps the best promises. He makes them because He loves us and it is in His nature to do so. He keeps them because He is willing to do whatever it takes to be able to. Thank Him for His willingness to make and keep His promises.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and talk to Jesus about the oaths you have made. Ask for His forgiveness if you have failed Him in breaking any. Accept His forgiveness. Then thank Him that He is the great Promise Keeper. Pray, “God, thank You for promises made and kept.”

Support

Have you ever stood and the edge of floodwaters? Watching a video can be terrifying enough, but being at the edge of such a force is unforgettable. The sheer power is daunting.

Even if you have never been near a flood of water, you have probably felt a similar feeling in the face of some other circumstance in your life. Maybe a single circumstance or a series of them left you feeling as though you were going to be swept away by their force. There is hope even in those moments.

Support me in the whelming flood

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 ESV

There are any number of situations that evoke fear in us and cause us to be dismayed. God promises to support us with His very presence to strengthen, help and uphold us when those situations are simply more than we can bear. Thank Him for being your God.

Think again of flood waters. Maybe a tsunami is an even more graphic picture. Nothing can withstand those forces. Our souls fight against that same kind of seemingly irresistible power at times. God supports us even then. Praise Him for His strength and help.

RESONATE!
When you stand at the edge or in the whelming flood, you are thankful for anything solid to stand on or cling to. Jesus is that something solid, come what may. Determine today to trust Him when the next flood waters rise. Pray, “Lord, I praise You for Your strength and help.”

Jesus, thank You for being my solid rock when everything else gives way. Help me to trust You today so when the storms come and the waters rise I am resolved. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Earnest Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 28.3 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

His oath His covenant His blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay

God makes and keeps the best promises. He makes them because He loves us and it is in His nature to do so. He keeps them because He is willing to do whatever it takes to be able to. Thank Him for His willingness to make and keep His promises.

God, thank You for promises made and kept.

Think of flood waters. Maybe a tsunami is an even more graphic picture. Nothing can withstand those forces. Our souls fight against that same kind of seemingly irresistible power at times. God supports us even then. Praise Him for His strength and help.

Lord, I praise You for Your strength and help.

Desperation and despair. We have all felt some degree of both when things in our lives begin to crumble. Sometimes it seems like everything is falling apart. In those moments our souls have a choice to make. Ask the Spirit to remind you that you always have a choice.

Spirit, remind me that I always have a choice.

And that choice is to trust Jesus to be your hope and stay. He is secure when all else is failing. Will you trust Him? Will you determine today to believe He is your hope and stay when all around your soul gives way? Tell Jesus your hope is in Him alone.

Jesus, my hope is in You alone.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time,
Be Resonant.

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When darkness veils His lovely face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In ev’ry high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

The Solid Rock 1834
By: Edward Mote (1797-1874)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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Everyone, enjoy this video, and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Veils

Sometimes it is simply hard to see where God is.

We all face situations that leave us wondering how God is at work. We ask how He is going to work this together for my good. We struggle to understand why He would allow such difficulty into our lives and begin to ask if we have brought it on ourselves, or worse still, if God even cares.

If you are honest with yourself, you have probably felt all these things at one time or another. When Jesus’ lovely face is veiled from our eyes, it makes us wonder where He went, or where we went wrong. Darkness is not always our doing, but it is always allowed by God’s design. Especially then, we must remember that His face, and everything about Him for that matter, is lovely.

It may be veiled, but it is no less true.

When darkness veils His lovely face

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son…Colossians 1:13 ESV

Whether spiritual or physical darkness ensues, we can rest in the deliverance of our God. Even when we can not see Him, we can rest in the fact that we are in His kingdom of light, no longer a kingdom of darkness. Ask Jesus to help you trust when you can not see His face.

There are times in every life when things happen that obscure our view of God’s beauty. It is as if there is a veil that hides Him from us. Do not be discouraged when this happens because every believer experiences this. Simply ask Him for the faith to believe He is still there.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and ask the Lord to help you trust when darkness comes. It is easier to trust in the light, and thankfully God brings many times when light abounds, but darkness does not change Him. It merely presents us with the opportunity to deepen our faith and trust. Ask Him today for that kind of faith. Pray, “Father, give me the faith to believe when I can not see.” 

Rest

Do you remember what it felt like to place your faith in the grace of God to redeem you from your sins? Through no merit of your own, Jesus gave His life for you. Recall how lovely that grace was when you first believed.

Darkness and veils can make us feel like that grace may have changed, or we may have misinterpreted it. Neither are true. God’s grace is the same as the moment you first received it by faith. You did not exaggerate it, or overestimate it. It is marvelous, vast and free.

Storms come. When they do, we can find ourselves questioning if we understood what Jesus offered us. We can think the life of faith is easy because of the rest we find in Christ. But that rest becomes real when unrest washes over us through challenging circumstances.

Circumstances change. Jesus’ grace does not. Rest in it.

I rest on His unchanging grace

Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 ESV

We rest by hearing and doing what Jesus taught us to do. We do not simply stop doing. Sometimes we must start doing, and keep doing. These actions will make us wise and help us to build the foundation of our faith on the solid rock of Jesus Christ. Are you resting today?

If we believe that His grace is unchanging when darkness and difficulty come, we can find rest because our faith in Him is unshaken. This is simple, but not easy. You cannot change His grace, and neither can your circumstances. Thank God for His unchanging grace.

RESONATE!
Resting is active. Sometimes we think that resting is only stillness, but it can require great exertion at times. We are obviously talking about more than just the physical, but the mental, emotional and spiritual as well. Take a few moments right now to think about resting. God’s unchanging grace provides an atmosphere where that can occur. Thank Him for that right now.  Pray, “God, thank You for your unchanging grace.”

Jesus, thank You for your lovely face and unchanging grace, and the incredible way in which they are connected. Help me to strain and press to see You, even when You are veiled from my eyes. Teach me to rest even while I struggle. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Active Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

Like what you’re finding here?  Fill out the form to the right to get an email with each fresh post and updates of new tools to help you be Resonant.

Please comment below and share if you have found this helpful in your journey of being more resonant.

Video 28.2 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

When darkness veils His lovely face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In ev’ry high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

There are times in every life when things happen that obscure our view of God’s beauty. It is as if there is a veil that hides Him from us. Do not be discouraged when this happens because every believer experiences this. Simply ask Him for the faith to believe He is still there.

Father, give me the faith the believe when I can not see.

If we believe that His grace is unchanging when darkness and difficulty come we can find rest because our faith in Him is unshaken. This is simple, but not easy. You cannot change His grace, and neither can your circumstances. Thank God for His unchanging grace.

God, thank You for your unchanging grace.

Storms come. They are unavoidable. They are also opportunities to expand your capacity to be filled with peace in situations that are not peaceful. Think of a storm you have faced. Maybe you are facing one right now. Thank the Holy Spirit for helping you rest in the storms.

Spirit, thank You for helping me rest in the storms.

This is powerful imagery. An anchor holds a ship in place even when the waves may be tossing it about, all without being seen. Jesus is that anchor for our souls. He holds us in place even when the most violent storms assail us, though His presence is often veiled. Thank Him.

Jesus, thank You for being my anchor within the veil.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time,
Be Resonant.

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