July 5, 2008. The alarm on my phone woke me up at 4AM. But I decided to get up at 5AM. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and fixed my things (bible, check! journal, checked! ballpen, checked!)... I put it all in my bag... I brought also with me a digicam to take pictures of the mountain. I planned to take in the sunrise view at the mountaintop, but I wasn't able to find the trail to the mountain. And so I decided to go to the Prayer Hut, but there's no table.. and so I went to one of the prayer cells again.
way up to the mountain...
at the mountaintop...
the lake at the center of the mountain...
this is the view from the bench where I rested...
i set my camera's timer.. and click! =P
para lang may souvenir ako... =P
After picture taking, I set off myself to talk to God and pray. There were some other people cleaning the area, but they don't stop me from seizing up these moments with God. I put my earphone on and played worship songs from my cellphone. One of the songs that strucked me was Rescue by Don Moen, it says...
You are the Source of life
I can't be left behind
No one else will do
I will take hold of You
Cause I need You Jesus
To come to my rescue
Where else can I go
There's no other name
By which I am saved
Capture me with grace
I will follow You
My heart is Yours for life
I need Your hand in mine
No one else will do
I put my trust in You
God spoke to me through His words in Ezekiel 36:26-38.
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I
will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.*27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. 28 "And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God.29 I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land.30 I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines.31 Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.32 But remember, says the Sovereign LORD, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done! 33 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt.34 The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed.35 And when I bring you back, people will say, 'This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!'36 Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I say. 37 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am ready to hear Israel's prayers and to increase their numbers like a flock.38 They will be as numerous as the
sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem's streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD."
These were God's promises to me and I know that I am blessed not because I deserve it, but it is because of His grace and mercy. For all the blessings and favors I received it is only by His grace.. by His grace that I am standing on my feet... it is by His grace. I know that I am a child of the King. I am blessed and favored. I will live my life to please my King... I know I will return to this mountain to offer sacrifices of thanksgiving because I met Him there and He answered my prayers... =P
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