Based on the scriptures found in The Purpose-Driven Life – Day 9
Make Me Smile
Based on Hosea 6:6; Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:8; Matthew 22:37-38;
Psalm 69:30-31; 1 Timothy 6:17; Isaiah 45:9; Psalm 103:14
Psalm 69:30-31; 1 Timothy 6:17; Isaiah 45:9; Psalm 103:14
I don’t desire any sacrifice given —
just that you’d love me, alone.
Nor want I offerings lifted to heaven —
only that I would be known.
Noah, whose love and great faith gave me pleasure,
built me a boat on dry land.
Love me with heart, soul and mind — without measure.
That is my greatest command.
Sing me a new song of praise and thanksgiving;
shout and rejoice in my name.
Have I not given the world for your living?
Yet, I am often to blame.
How can you argue with me, your creator?
What in the world would you say?
No jar would ask of the potter that made her:
Why did you make me this way?
You are my pleasure — what are you afraid of?
Am I not holy and just?
I know exactly what you have been made of —
My hands are covered in dust.
just that you’d love me, alone.
Nor want I offerings lifted to heaven —
only that I would be known.
Noah, whose love and great faith gave me pleasure,
built me a boat on dry land.
Love me with heart, soul and mind — without measure.
That is my greatest command.
Sing me a new song of praise and thanksgiving;
shout and rejoice in my name.
Have I not given the world for your living?
Yet, I am often to blame.
How can you argue with me, your creator?
What in the world would you say?
No jar would ask of the potter that made her:
Why did you make me this way?
You are my pleasure — what are you afraid of?
Am I not holy and just?
I know exactly what you have been made of —
My hands are covered in dust.
Hosea 6:6 (LB)
I don’t want your sacrifices – I want your love; I don’t want your offerings – I want you to know me.
I don’t want your sacrifices – I want your love; I don’t want your offerings – I want you to know me.
Hebrews 11:7 (Msg)
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told . . . . As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told . . . . As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
Genesis 6:8 (LB)
Noah was a pleasure to the Lord.
Noah was a pleasure to the Lord.
Matthew 22:37-38 (NIV)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Psalm 69:30-31 (NIV)
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord.
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord.
1 Timothy 6:17 (TEV)
God . . . generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.
God . . . generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.
Isaiah 45:9 (CEV)
You have no right to argue with your Creator. You are merely a clay pot shaped by a potter. The clay doesn’t ask, “Why did you make me this way?”
You have no right to argue with your Creator. You are merely a clay pot shaped by a potter. The clay doesn’t ask, “Why did you make me this way?”
Psalm 103:14 (GWT)
He certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust.
He certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust.
LB: Living Bible • Msg: The Message • NIV: New International Version • TEV: Today’s English Version
CEV: Contemporary English Version • GWT: God’s Word Translation
CEV: Contemporary English Version • GWT: God’s Word Translation
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