I think its necessary to note the fact that often times as Christians we don't exactly know terms commonly used in church, let alone in speaking with other believers.
Recently I have had a desire to really figure out what words, common at church, really mean. So I looked some up, and here they are.
Hosanna comes from the Hebrew word "Hoshana" which translates, from what I've read, to "save, now". When used in the new testament Greek, we see it used as a word of praise. "Hosanna, great is He who comes in the name of the lord".
Hallelujah comes from the Hebrew form, "Halleluya", meaning "praise". It can also be translated, roughly, into English as "praise the Lord".
Holy comes from the Hebrew word "Kadosh". As my studies have not given a deeper understanding of the original meaning in the Hebrew, John Bevere has defined it from his studies as being "a cut above". God is described as being a cut above everything and everyone else; exclusive. Another definition is to be "set apart". God is "set apart" from the world, on another level; a higher level.
I thought you would like to know :)
Next is just a few lyrics that have been finding their way into my prayers and have been consuming my thoughts.
Hosanna
"Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to eternity
Hosanna in the highest"
Lead me to the Cross
"Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross"
The Stand
"So I’ll stand
With arms high and heart abandoned
In awe of the One who gave it all
So I’ll stand
My soul Lord to You surrendered
All I am is Yours"
Beautiful
"I see you there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me
Now you are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You’re beautiful, you're beautiful
When we arrive at eternity’s shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we’ll sing
You’re beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful"
The first three have the message to me of laying down of my self, picking up my cross, and following Him, who loved me so much. Its been my prayer to align my heart with Gods, to break mine of what breaks His, to love what He loves, and to hate what He hates; He has taken me very seriously with those prayers and has shown me what it is to have a burden for those around me hurting.
The last one keeps me motivated and excited. I can't wait till I see my brothers and sisters in Christ, walking into the throne room, Jesus standing before us, the groom, and all of us, the bride, walking up, singing praises to Him. He's tearing up, and smiling, He's so happy. He loves us so much. Its all Joy. All of it. Nothing can take that from me, and its been burning in my mind. I want that so bad.
So this is whats on my heart. I love you all so much. Stay encouraged. Love one another as Christ has loved you, and this world will be a forever changed because you simply remembered that God loves you.
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