This is He

www.sermonsoftheheart.blogspot.com Music by: Rob Gardner Video from The Bible Videos (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) This Lamb of God video depicts a scene at the temple of Jerusalem where Jesus is teaching His disciples and is interrupted by unbelieving religious leaders who would seek to trip Him up in His words and find cause to arrest and condemn Jesus for blasphemy. While some men, like these accusers, can hear the same teachings and witness the same miracles and still not believe, others DO see, hear, and know that the teachings and miracles they experience are divine and that Jesus is the Christ--that This is He. I particularly love the way that the testimonies of the three apostles in this song blend together, supporting and building off of each other. One witnesses of testimony built upon sight, another of testimony built upon what has been heard, and the third upon what has become known through the promptings and confirmations of the Holy Ghost. The scriptures teach that in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. This is He is a musical representation of this principle, and there is great power in this song. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Knowing that the simple faith and testimonies of these three apostles would be challenged not only with the betrayal and arrest of Jesus, but also throughout the rest of their lives as these apostles would go into the world teaching the word and suffer persecutions and eventually death as martyrs, I know that our own faith and testimonies are subject to turbulence at times. But I also know that the Spirit speaks to both our minds and our hearts. When our minds are shaken by the philosophies of men and the often confusing debates of logic and words, we can rely upon the feelings that we have felt from the Spirit speaking to our hearts of the truth. And when our hearts are ripped out and grieving because of loss, pain and suffering, or other turmoil that might otherwise cause us to question how a loving God might allow certain events to transpire, we can rely upon the light and understanding the Spirit has previously given unto us in our minds. I believe that both forms of testimony are essential and that no faith is truly complete without both. And because of the Spirit teaching us in both our minds and our hearts, we can join with Peter, John, and Thomas in singing This is He. God Bless! ********** They've seen His face. They've seen His wonders. They've seen His touch restore the sick, but still they're waiting. For they don't see Him, don't truly see Him. But I have seen, and I believe that this is He. They've heard His words. They've heard His teachings. They've heard a voice from heaven speak, but still they're waiting. For they don't hear Him, don't truly hear Him. But I have heard and I believe that this is He. He fed five thousand men with little bread; But once their mouths were filled, they cared not what He said. They bring their sick; they bring them healed. And still they pray that their Redeemer be revealed. He has declared He is Messiah! And He has bid them come and see, but they wont follow. For they don't know Him, don't truly know Him. But I know Him...Yes, I know and I believe that this is He. They've seen His wonders. They've heard His teachings. And all these testify of Him, that this is He. (Narration): He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 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!