Jésus, mon espérance

… Connaître l'amour du Christ qui surpasse toute connaissance. Éphésiens 3. 19

La paix de Dieu… surpasse toute intelligence. Philippiens 4. 7


C'est Jésus seul mon espérance,
Mon chant, ma force et ma lumière.
Il est l'appui dont j'ai besoin
Dans les tempêtes ou les déserts.

Sommet d'amour, profonde paix
Quand Jésus calme mes frayeurs.
Mon réconfort, mon assurance
Sont dans l'amour de Jésus Christ.

C'est Jésus seul, né dans la chair,
Dieu dans le corps d'un faible enfant.
Don de l'amour, don de justice,
Méprisé par ceux qu'il sauvait.

Mais sur la croix Jésus souffrit,
Maudit pour moi, pour mes péchés.
Et, dès ce jour, pour moi la vie
Est dans la mort de Jésus Christ.
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Je ne vis plus chargé de fautes,
je n'ai plus peur devant la mort.
Du premier cri au dernier souffle
Jésus est maître de ma vie.

Ni le Malin, ni les humains,
Rien de sa main ne m'ôtera.
Il reviendra, il me prendra:
Bientôt, Jésus, je te verrai.

K. Getty, S. Townend – traduction M. Varidel


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Soaking Up God’s Word

These commandments that I give to you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Deuteronomy 6:6–7

The words we take in determine the words we speak, live by, and pass on to those around us.

When our son Xavier was a toddler, we took a family trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. As we entered the building, I pointed to a large sculpture suspended from the ceiling. “Look. A humpback whale.”

Xavier’s eyes widened. “Enormous,” he said.

We can leave a legacy of faith to future generations.

My husband turned to me. “How does he know that word?”

“He must have heard us say it.” I shrugged, amazed that our toddler had soaked up vocabulary we’d never intentionally taught him.

In Deuteronomy 6, God encouraged His people to be intentional about teaching younger generations to know and obey the Scriptures. As the Israelites increased their knowledge of God, they and their children would be more likely to grow in reverence of Him and to enjoy the rewards that come through knowing Him intimately, loving Him completely, and following Him obediently (vv. 2–5).

By intentionally saturating our hearts and our minds with Scripture (v. 6), we will be better prepared to share God’s love and truth with children during our everyday activities (v. 7). Leading by example, we can equip and encourage young people to recognize and respect the authority and relevance of God’s unchanging truth (vv. 8–9).

As God’s words flow naturally from our hearts and out of our mouths, we can leave a strong legacy of faith to be passed down from generation to generation (4:9).