We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathise with our weaknesses,
but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are –
yet he did not sin(Hebrews 4:15; NIV).
1. Jesus doesn’t ask me
To go anywhere he hasn’t been,
Or to walk his narrow path alone.
2. Jesus doesn’t ask me
To face anything he hasn’t feared,
Or to cope with anguish on my own.
3. Jesus doesn’t ask me
To bear anything he hasn’t borne,
Or to suffer pain without his care.
4. Jesus doesn’t ask me
To love anyone he doesn’t love:
Instead, he waits to take my hand, and share.
References
1. Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1; NLT).
I am with you always (Matthew 28:20; NLT).
2. He became anguished and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death” (Matthew 26:37-8; NLT).
In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
3. When they came to the place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross (Luke 23:33; NLT).
He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Isaiah 53:4; NIV).
4. Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NIV).
Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing (Luke 23:34; NLT).
I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn (Psalm 130:6; NLT).
1. I wait in silence,
Longing to hear your voice.
2. I wait in stillness,
Longing to share your life.
3. I wait, alone, Lord,
Longing to take your hand.
4. I wait in darkness,
Longing to see your light.
References
1. Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
After the fire [came] a still small voice (1 Kings 19:12; NKJV).
2. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7; NIV).
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies (2 Corinthians 4:10; NLT).
3. When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private (Matthew 6:6; NLT).
I will take you by the hand (Isaiah 42:6; NLT).
4. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light (Micah 7:8; NLT).
1. Here I am, Lord,
Waiting
In silence,
For your voice.
2. Here I am, Lord,
Waiting
In stillness,
Till you stir.
3. Here I am, Lord,
Waiting
All alone,
For your embrace.
4. Here I am, Lord,
Waiting
In the dark,
To see your face.
References
1. Here I am, Lord (Acts 9:10; NIV).
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
After the fire [came] a still small voice (1 Kings 19:12; NKJV).
God speaks again and again, though people do not recognise it (Job 33:14; NLT).
2. Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10; NIV).
An angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had (John 5:4; NKJV).
I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea (Isaiah 51:15; NLT).
The Lord is the one who shaped the mountains [and] stirs up the winds (Amos 4:13; NLT).
3. When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private (Matthew 6:6; NLT).
He returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NLT).
4. Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night (Luke 6:12; NLT).
