quarta-feira, 14 de dezembro de 2016

Is This Love?


I should have known better
Than to let you go alone
It's times like these I can't make it on my own
Wasted days and sleepless night
And I can't wait to see you again

I find I spend my time waiting on your call
How can I tell you baby,
my back's against the wall
I need you by my side to tell me it's all right
'Cause I don't think I can take anymore

Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming
This must be love
'Cause it's really got a hold on me
A hold on me

I can't stop this feeling
I've been this way before
But with you I've found the key
to open any door
I can feel my love for you
Growing stronger day by day
And I can't wait to see you again
So I can hold you in my arms

Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for

David Coverdale


But if you don't believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?


Jesus Heals a Sick Man
1 Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for another Jewish festival. 2 In the city near the sheep gate was a pool with five porches, and its name in Hebrew was Bethzatha.
3-4 Many sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying close to the pool.
5 Beside the pool was a man who had been sick for 38 years. 6 When Jesus saw the man and realized that he had been crippled for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be healed?”
7 The man answered, “Sir, I don't have anyone to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up. I try to get in, but someone else always gets there first.”
8 Jesus told him, “Pick up your mat and walk!” 9 Right then the man was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking around. The day on which this happened was a Sabbath.
10   When the Jewish leaders saw the man carrying his mat, they said to him, “This is the Sabbath! No one is allowed to carry a mat on the Sabbath.”
11 But he replied, “The man who healed me told me to pick up my mat and walk.”
12 They asked him, “Who is this man that told you to pick up your mat and walk?” 13 But he did not know who Jesus was, and Jesus had left because of the crowd.
14 Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, “You are now well. But don't sin anymore or something worse might happen to you.” 15 The man left and told the leaders that Jesus was the one who had healed him. 16 They started making a lot of trouble for Jesus because he did things like this on the Sabbath.
17 But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and this is why I keep on working.” 18 Now the leaders wanted to kill Jesus for two reasons. First, he had broken the law of the Sabbath. But even worse, he had said God was his Father, which made him equal with God.
The Son's Authority
19 Jesus told the people:
I tell you for certain the Son cannot do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father doing, and he does exactly what he sees the Father do. 20 The Father loves the Son and has shown him everything he does. The Father will show him even greater things, and you will be amazed. 21 Just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants to.
22 The Father doesn't judge anyone, but he has made his Son the judge of everyone. 23 The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son, this is the same as refusing to honor the Father who sent him. 24 I tell you for certain that everyone who hears my message and has faith in the one who sent me has eternal life and will never be condemned. They have already gone from death to life.
25 I tell you for certain the time will come, and it is already here, when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen to it will live! 26 The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son. 27 And he has given his Son the right to judge everyone, because he is the Son of Man.
28 Don't be surprised! The time will come when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man, 29and they will come out of their graves. Everyone who has done good things will rise to life, but everyone who has done evil things will rise and be condemned.
30I cannot do anything on my own. The Father sent me, and he is the one who told me how to judge. I judge with fairness, because I obey him, and I don't just try to please myself.
Witnesses to Jesus
31If I speak for myself, there is no way to prove I am telling the truth. 32But there is someone else who speaks for me, and I know what he says is true. 33 You sent messengers to John, and he told them the truth. 34 I don't depend on what people say about me, but I tell you these things so that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.
36 But something more important than John speaks for me. I mean the things that the Father has given me to do! All of these speak for me and prove that the Father sent me.
37   The Father who sent me also speaks for me, but you have never heard his voice or seen him face to face. 38 You have not believed his message, because you refused to have faith in the one he sent.
39   You search the Scriptures, because you think you will find eternal life in them. The Scriptures tell about me, 40 but you refuse to come to me for eternal life.
41 I don't care about human praise, 42 but I do know that none of you love God. 43 I have come with my Father's authority, and you have not welcomed me. But you will welcome people who come on their own. 44 How could you possibly believe? You like to have your friends praise you, and you don't care about praise that the only God can give!
45 Don't think that I will be the one to accuse you to the Father. You have put your hope in Moses, yet he is the very one who will accuse you. 46 Moses wrote about me, and if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me. 47 But if you don't believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?

Mas, se vocês não acreditam no que ele escreveu, como vão acreditar no que eu digo?


A cura de um paralítico
1 Depois disso, houve uma festa dos judeus, e Jesus foi até Jerusalém. 2 Ali existe um tanque que tem cinco entradas e que fica perto do Portão das Ovelhas. Em hebraico esse tanque se chama “Betezata”. 3 Perto das entradas estavam deitados muitos doentes: cegos, aleijados e paralíticos. [Esperavam o movimento da água, 4 porque de vez em quando um anjo do Senhor descia e agitava a água. O primeiro doente que entrava no tanque depois disso sarava de qualquer doença.] 5 Entre eles havia um homem que era doente fazia trinta e oito anos. 6 Jesus viu o homem deitado e, sabendo que fazia todo esse tempo que ele era doente, perguntou:
— Você quer ficar curado?
7 Ele respondeu:
— Senhor, eu não tenho ninguém para me pôr no tanque quando a água se mexe. Cada vez que eu tento entrar, outro doente entra antes de mim.
8 Então Jesus disse:
— Levante-se, pegue a sua cama e ande!
9 No mesmo instante, o homem ficou curado, pegou a cama e começou a andar. Isso aconteceu no sábado. 10 Por isso os líderes judeus disseram a ele:
— Hoje é sábado, e a nossa Lei não permite que você carregue a sua cama neste dia.
11 Ele respondeu:
— O homem que me curou me disse: “Pegue a sua cama e ande.”
12 Eles perguntaram:
— Quem é o homem que mandou você fazer isso?
13 Mas ele não sabia quem tinha sido, pois Jesus havia ido embora por causa da multidão que estava ali.
14 Mais tarde Jesus encontrou o homem no pátio do Templo e disse a ele:
— Escute! Você agora está curado. Não peque mais, para que não aconteça com você uma coisa ainda pior.
15 O homem saiu dali e foi dizer aos líderes judeus que quem o havia curado tinha sido Jesus. 16 Então eles começaram a perseguir Jesus porque ele havia feito essa cura no sábado.
17 Então Jesus disse a eles:
— O meu Pai trabalha até agora, e eu também trabalho.
18 E, porque ele disse isso, os líderes judeus ficaram ainda com mais vontade de matá-lo. Pois, além de não obedecer à lei do sábado, ele afirmava que Deus era o seu próprio Pai, fazendo-se assim igual a Deus.
A autoridade do Filho de Deus
19 Então Jesus disse a eles:
— Eu afirmo a vocês que isto é verdade: o Filho não pode fazer nada por sua própria conta, pois ele só faz o que vê o Pai fazer. Tudo o que o Pai faz o Filho faz também, 20 pois o Pai ama o Filho e lhe mostra tudo o que está fazendo. E vai mostrar a ele coisas ainda maiores do que essas, e vocês vão ficar admirados. 21 Porque, assim como o Pai ressuscita os mortos e lhes dá vida, assim também o Filho dá vida aos que ele quer. 22 O Pai não julga ninguém, mas deu ao Filho todo o poder para julgar 23 a fim de que todos respeitem o Filho, assim como respeitam o Pai. Quem não respeita o Filho também não respeita o Pai, que o enviou.
24 — Eu afirmo a vocês que isto é verdade: quem ouve as minhas palavras e crê naquele que me enviou tem a vida eterna e não será julgado, mas já passou da morte para a vida. 25 Eu afirmo a vocês que isto é verdade: vem a hora, e ela já chegou, em que os mortos vão ouvir a voz do Filho de Deus, e os que a ouvirem viverão. 26 Assim como o Pai é a fonte da vida, assim também fez o Filho ser a fonte da vida. 27 E ele deu ao Filho autoridade para julgar, pois ele é o Filho do Homem.
28 — Não fiquem admirados por causa disso, pois está chegando a hora em que todos os mortos ouvirão a voz do Filho do Homem 29 e sairão das suas sepulturas. Aqueles que fizeram o bem vão ressuscitar e viver, e aqueles que fizeram o mal vão ressuscitar e ser condenados.
Testemunhos a favor de Jesus
30 Jesus continuou a falar a eles. Ele disse:
— Eu não posso fazer nada por minha própria conta, mas julgo de acordo com o que o Pai me diz. O meu julgamento é justo porque não procuro fazer a minha própria vontade, mas a vontade daquele que me enviou.
31 — Se eu dou testemunho a favor de mim mesmo, então o que digo não tem valor. 32 Mas existe outro que testemunha a meu favor, e eu sei que o que ele diz a respeito de mim é verdade. 33 Vocês mandaram fazer perguntas a João, e o testemunho que ele deu é verdadeiro. 34 Eu não preciso que ninguém dê testemunho a meu favor, mas digo essas coisas para que vocês sejam salvos.
35 — João era como uma lamparina que estava acesa e brilhava, e por algum tempo vocês se alegraram com a luz dele. 36 Mas eu tenho um testemunho a meu favor ainda mais forte do que o que João deu: são as coisas que eu faço, as quais o meu Pai me mandou fazer. Elas dão testemunho a favor de mim e provam que o Pai me enviou. 37 Também o Pai, que me enviou, testemunha a meu favor. Vocês nunca ouviram a voz dele, nem viram o seu rosto. 38 As palavras dele não estão no coração de vocês porque vocês não creem naquele que ele enviou. 39 Vocês estudam as Escrituras Sagradas porque pensam que vão encontrar nelas a vida eterna. E são elas mesmas que dão testemunho a meu favor. 40 Mas vocês não querem vir para mim a fim de ter vida.
41 — Eu não procuro ser elogiado pelas pessoas. 42 Quanto a vocês, eu os conheço e sei que não amam a Deus com sinceridade. 43 Eu vim com a autoridade do meu Pai, e vocês não me recebem. Quando alguém vem com a sua própria autoridade, esse vocês recebem. 44 Como é que vocês podem crer, se aceitam ser elogiados pelos outros e não tentam conseguir os elogios que somente o único Deus pode dar? 45 Não pensem que sou eu que vou acusá-los diante do Pai; quem vai acusá-los é Moisés, que é aquele em quem vocês confiam. 46 Se vocês acreditassem em Moisés, acreditariam também em mim, pois ele escreveu a meu respeito. 47 Mas, se vocês não acreditam no que ele escreveu, como vão acreditar no que eu digo?

terça-feira, 13 de dezembro de 2016

I'm forgiving a world, where I distrust everything...

[ME]

1 Listen, Lord, as I pray!
You are faithful and honest and will answer my prayer.
2 I am your servant.
Don't try me in your court, because no one is innocent by your standards.
3 My enemies are chasing me, crushing me in the ground.
I am in total darkness, like someone long dead.
4 I have given up hope, and I feel numb all over.
5 I remember to think about the many things you did in years gone by.
6 Then I lift my hands in prayer, because my soul is a desert, thirsty for water from you.
7 Please hurry, Lord, and answer my prayer.
I feel hopeless.Don't turn away and leave me here to die.
8 Each morning let me learn more about your love because I trust you.
I come to you in prayer, asking for your guidance.
9 Please rescue me from my enemies, Lord! I come to you for safety.
10 You are my God. Show me what you want me to do, and let your gentle Spirit lead me in the right path.
11 Be true to your name, Lord, and keep my life safe.
Use your saving power to protect me from trouble.
12 I am your servant. 
Show how much you love me by destroying my enemies.

segunda-feira, 12 de dezembro de 2016

It was for love, and for love the life does not escape.

[ME]

The Final Judgment
31   When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne. 32 The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. 35 When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”
41 Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink. 43 I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me.”
44 Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”
45 The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”
46   Then Jesus said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life.”

domingo, 11 de dezembro de 2016

Do not look for music where there is no instrument...


[ME]

Shout Praises to the Lord
1 Shout praises to the Lord!
With all that I am, I will shout his praises.
2 I will sing and praise the Lord God as long as I live.
3 You can't depend on anyone, not even a great leader.
4 Once they die and are buried, that will be the end
of all their plans.
5 The Lord God of Jacob blesses everyone who trusts him
and depends on him.
6 God made heaven and earth; he created the sea and everything else. God always keeps his word.
7 He gives justice to the poor and food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free 8 and heals blind eyes.
He gives a helping hand to everyone who falls.
The Lord loves good people 9 and looks after strangers.
He defends the rights of orphans and widows, but destroys the wicked.
10 The Lord God of Zion will rule forever!
Shout praises to the Lord!

Pain, is to see evil through the doors ...

[ME]

31 The Lord won't always reject us!
32 He causes a lot of suffering, but he also has pity because of his great love.
33 The Lord doesn't enjoy sending grief or pain.
34Don't trample prisoners under your feet 35 or cheat anyone out of what is rightfully theirs.
God Most High sees everything, 36 and he knows when you refuse to give someone a fair trial.
37 No one can do anything without the Lord's approval.
38 Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.
39 We're still alive! 
We shouldn't complain when we are being punished for our sins.
40 Instead, we should think about the way we are living, and turn back to the Lord.