

{"id":18228,"date":"2016-10-02T17:46:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=18228"},"modified":"2016-10-02T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T18:05:34","slug":"people-need-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=18228","title":{"rendered":"People Need the Lord!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?attachment_id=18231\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Blog Post Image wp-image-18231\" title=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 10.55.51 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-580x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-580x571.png 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-150x147.png 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-270x266.png 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-600x591.png 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-304x300.png 304w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-400x394.png 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-334x330.png 334w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-500x493.png 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM-507x500.png 507w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-10.55.51-AM.png 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This morning my music pastor sang a wonderul song that I&#8217;ve heard many times before, but this morning, it hit me like a ton of bricks, falling right on my heart! \u00a0I love my family, my wife, I love my photography buddies, and I love \u00a0 \u00a0this life, but nothing comes close to my love for, and debt to Jesus. \u00a0No matter what people say, no matter what they think of me, I will spend all my remaining days trying to introduce them to Him. \u00a0Steve Green&#8217;s wonderful, Holy Spirit inspried, song tells everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Everyday they pass me by,<br \/>\nI can see it in their eyes.<br \/>\nEmpty people filled with care,<br \/>\nHeaded who knows where?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On they go through private pain,<br \/>\nLiving fear to fear.<br \/>\nLaughter hides their silent cries,<br \/>\nOnly Jesus hears.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People need the Lord, people need the Lord.<br \/>\nAt the end of broken dreams, He&#8217;s the open door.<br \/>\nPeople need the Lord, people need the Lord.<br \/>\nWhen will we realize, people need the Lord?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are called to take <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>His light<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTo a world where wrong seems right.<br \/>\nWhat could be too great a cost<br \/>\nFor sharing Life with one who&#8217;s lost?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through His love our hearts can feel<br \/>\nAll the grief they bear.<br \/>\nThey must hear the Words of Life<br \/>\nOnly we can share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People need the Lord, people need the Lord<br \/>\nAt the end of broken dreams, He&#8217;s the open door.<br \/>\nPeople need the Lord, people need the Lord.<br \/>\nWhen will we realize that we must give our lives,<br \/>\nFor people need the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People need the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I feel no greater desire than to tell others about my Savior, and my friend, Jesus Christ. \u00a0I&#8217;m having a shirt made for the people who are part of Artists Standing For Christ, \u00a0It says it all. \u00a0He sacrificed everything for me, I can do no less for Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blessings,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the pilgrim<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy it here: \u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xU7jSXhVA6U<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AVALON - People Need the Lord\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8V1wa6yanXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"people need the Lord\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GOLZdZsHzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and here\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1uZcGaixMhg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This morning my music pastor sang a wonderul song that I&#8217;ve heard many times before, but this morning, it hit me like a ton of bricks, falling right on my heart! 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