I Saw Jesus in You

by Ron Hamilton


When I enter Heaven's glory
And I see my Savior's face,
I will offer Him ten thousand years of praise.
Then I'll find that special one
In whose life I saw God's Son, 
And thru tears of joy with trembling lips these words I'll say:


"I saw Jesus in you,
I saw Jesus in you,
I could hear His voice in the words you said--
I saw Jesus in you.  
In your eyes I saw His care,
I could see His love was there.
You were faithful, 
And I saw Jesus in you."


When I stand before my Father
To receive my life's reward, 
And my soul is bathed in God's eternal day,
When this race on earth is run,
And God sees the works I've done,
More than anything I long to hear my Father say:

"I saw Jesus in you,

I saw Jesus in you,

I could hear His voice in the words you said--

I saw Jesus in you.  

In your eyes I saw His care,

I could see His love was there.

You were faithful, 

And I saw Jesus in you."

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As I was preparing dinner to go into the crockpot this afternoon and my children sat at the table playing with play dough, we listened to Patch the Pirate's "Evolution Revolution".  A song that I've known for years began to play near the end of the CD, "I Saw Jesus in You".  As I listened, I was struck with the thought, "Do people see Jesus in me?"  There are a few people in my life that I can truly say that I see Jesus in them.  They are people that constantly challenge me through the way they live their lives.  I come face to face with the grim reality that far too often people do not see Jesus in me.  I was saddened and ashamed as I realized how little of Jesus shines through me.  One specific line in this song struck me as it never has before.  "In your eyes I saw His care."  Eyes have been called "the window to the soul".  So many times when "serving" and living the Christian life I have hoped that people will see Jesus through my actions which will definitely be one way that people will see Jesus in me, but do people see Jesus in my eyes?  Do I allow Jesus to live through me so much that whatever I say, think, or do comes from a soul completely saturated with Him?  Sadly, this is not so.  Today I prayed and asked God to help me to become such a faithful disciple of Him that people, yes, but more importantly God will "see Jesus in me."  How I long more than ever before to hear my Heavenly Father say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

The "P" in "Peace"

What do you think of when you hear the word "peace"?  You many think of sitting all alone on the beach at evening watching the sunset with the beautiful hues of God's magnificent masterpiece washing over you.  The only sound you hear is the calming slap of the gentle waves on the soft sand and maybe a mornful boat whistle off in the distance.  As the cool wind blows your cheeks and your hair you are free to just be alone with your thoughts.  The word "peace" may bring you to ponder the turmoil in our world today with war and fighting, causing you to wonder if there will ever be peace on earth.  Maybe when you think of peace you envision yourself in yor favourite reading spot reading God's Word and drawing upon the peace only He can give you from the turmoil you feel inside.  Whatever this word "peace" may lead you to think of, God has something to tell us about peace, each and every aspect of it.  In His Word, He tells us how we can have peace with Him, peace with others, and peace within ourselves.

Here is an acrostic that will help us to remember how to have true peace in our lives:

Personal relationship with God
Every day walk with God
Always depending upon God
Character determined by God
Earth reigned by God


We cannot have any form of peace in our lives until we first have a
Personal relationship with God


Our personal relationship with God begins at salvation.  The Bible tells us that when Jesus comes into our life, then, and only then, are we able to have peace.  This peace is the most important kind, peace with God.  This peace must have been important to God because He was willing to send His only begotten Son, Jesus, to die to give us this peace.  This peace must also have been important to Jesus for He willingly suffered and ultimately gave His life so we could have this peace.  The Bible says in Isaiah 53:5, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:  the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed."  The meaning of the word chastise is "to discipline especially by corporal punishment."  Jesus Christ was punished for our sins, yours and mine, so that we could have peace with God.  You may wonder, do we not automatically have peace with God?  After all He created us.  No.  Sadly, sin has entered the picture and taken away the peace that mankind once had with God.  The Bible says in Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."  God is a holy God, and we cannot be at peace with Him because we are sinners.  Because all mankind has sinned, there is a gap between us and God.  Sin has a penalty, a penalty that could be paid only by death.  For us, that death would mean eternal separation from God.  The Bible says in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but he gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."  Praise God, through His Son Jesus Christ, He has given us the gift of eternal life.  As we read in Isaiah 53:5, Jesus paid the price for us.  He was the only perfect man to ever walk the face of this earth.  To God He was the only acceptable sacrifice.  All that yo and I must do is accept this gift God is giving to us.  Many people think that they must work to have this peace with God, but we cannot work our way to Heaven or to this peace with God.  The  Bible says in Titus 3:5a, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. . . ." God waits to give us this peace with Him, the gift of salvation, absolutely free.  Once you have accepted this free gift, you are at peace with God.

April Fools?

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.  They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."  Psalm 14:1

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.  Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity:  there is none that doeth good."  Psalm 53:1

"Understand, ye brutish among the people:  and ye fools, when will ye be wise?"  Psalm 94:8

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:  but fools despise wisdom and instruction."  Proverbs 1:7

"How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?  and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?"  Proverbs 1:22

"It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:  but a man of understanding hath wisdom."  Proverbs 10:23

The Bible is plain.  I leave you with one question.  "April Fools" or no?

Eve--Final Update

Eve has been released from the hospital and is on her way home!  Thank you to all who prayed!

An Urgent Questioning

An Urgent Questioning
by Sandra Malazo
written 2/4/1998
revised 3/30/2011

Why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you share?
Why didn't you show me
God's love and His care?


Couldn't you sound a warning
That I would go to Hell?
You had the chance for sharing,
the message you knew so well!


I'm burning now because of you
I'm in Hell for eternity.
Will you now let others slip too?
"Tell them now" is my urgent plea!


Tell others of their coming fate;
Of their imminent death.
Tell them before it is too late.
Before they take their last breath.

Eve's News

Eve has finally rounded the bend in regards to her life being in danger.  She still has a long recovery process though.  As the situation is not as urgent as it was last week, updates are becoming less frequent.  The best way for any reader to find out information at this point (if you are not a friend of the Rubys or Smiths on Facebook) is to go to the Ruby's website.  It is www.outreachelsalvador.com.  From the home page click on the link to take you to the "journal".  Be sure to go and read it.  The last bits of news have been very encouraging.

Eve-Update from Facebook last evening

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED

When He moves among us all that He does 

all of His mercy and all of His love 

and the pen of the writer could write everyday 

even this world could never contain 

how I've been blessed 

The warmth in winter the flowers in spring 

the laughter in summer and the changing of leaves 

the food on my table a good place to sleep 

clothes on my back and shoes on my feet 

I have been blessed 

I have been blessed God's so good to me 

precious are His thoughts of you and me 

no way I could count them there's not enough time 

so I'll just thank Him for being so kind 

God has been good so good 

I have been blessed 

Arms that will raise a voice that can talk 

hands that can touch and legs that can walk 

ears that can listen eyes that can see 

oh I've got to praise Him as long as I breathe 

I have been blessed 

A father and mother who nurtured and raised 

a brother and sister memories made 

our pastor to lead us the altar to pray 

stripes that can heal the blood that can save 

I have been blessed 

I have been blessed God's so good to me 

precious are His thoughts of you and me 

no way I could count them there's not enough time 

so I'll just thank Him for being so kind 

God has been good so good 

I have been blessed 

He's my shoulder to lean on when I am down 

the rock where He leads me when I'm overwhelmed 

the place where He hides me under His wings 

He's not just a song He's the reason I sing 

I have been blessed 

I have been blessed God's so good to me 

precious are His thoughts of you and me 

no way I could count them there's not enough time 

so I'll just thank Him for being so kind 

God has been good so good 

I have been blessed

Where do we start? How do you put into words the miracles we have seen take place? It brings tears to our eyes just beginning to think of the many MANY people that have come before the LORD for us - the notes, the tears, the thoughts, the gifts, the visits - ALL OF IT! I have tears in my eyes as I'm writing this, so please excuse any typos:)  We can't say it enough......thank you.  Eve is an incredibly special little girl to have so much love in her life!!!

Eve still has several days of slow recovery - but she has come so far and is doing so much better in this extremely LONG and extremely SHORT week:)

Eve has "been blessed":

Extubated (breathing tube removed)

Healthy heart

Almost healthy lungs:)

Healthy kidneys/organs

Feeding tube removed

All sedatives/paralytics removed

All blood cultures have come back negative (which is a good thing) :)

NO CT SCAN! :)

Moved from Peds ICU to Intermediate Care across the hall!

Has spoken/whispered a few words

Balanced on her feet (with much assistance) for the first time in a week - today:):):)

Smiled for the first time in a week - today:):):)

So for now, we just start walking down the road of not only physical therapy (muscles, coordination, etc), but also complete love. She has endured a lot in this last week...has not slept for the last 60 hrs for more than a few minutes, and when she finally has for those few minutes - she will wake up suddenly with extreme terror in her eyes. So, I think she is almost afraid of what will happen if she falls asleep again. Nic is cuddled up in her bed with her right now...trying to provide whatever comfort we can. The doctors say she will have a lot of psychological issues to work through for the next bit...so we can only love on her every moment and pray for her even more.

We love you all and are incredibly HUMBLED. Who are we? We do not deserve what has happened this week...however...

He's my shoulder to lean on when I am down 

the rock where He leads me when I'm overwhelmed 

the place where He hides me under His wings 

He's not just a song He's the reason I sing 

I have been blessed.

thank you.