I Know That My Redeemer Lives – New Testament

I Know That My Redeemer Lives is the hymn I chose to do this week. The suggested song for the New Testament lesson “A Minister and a Witness”  was actually “My Redeemer Lives” which has a similar title, but different lyrics and music. I decided to use a previously recorded version (done for the book of Job in the Old Testament) since I felt it still fit very well with the message of the lesson in Acts chapters 22-28.

I continue to be impressed with how much the prophets and apostles in these chapters, (more specifically, Paul, in this section) boldly testify of Christ, no matter what might happen to them because of it; if for no other reason than the love of God and his message. In the following verse, Paul, having suffered much and then cast into prison, is visited of the Lord…

• Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

In the Come Follow Me Manual it says:

• “When we are on the Lord’s errand,” President Thomas S. Monson promised, “we are entitled to the Lord’s help” (“To Learn, to Do, to Be,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2008, 62). We are not entitled, however, to a smooth road and an endless stream of successes. For proof of this, we need look no further than Paul the Apostle. His errand from the Savior was “to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). In chapters 22–28 of Acts, we see Paul fulfilling this errand and facing great opposition—chains, imprisonment, physical abuse, a shipwreck, and even a snake attack. But we also see that Jesus “stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul” (Acts 23:11). Paul’s experiences are an inspiring reminder that the Lord’s call to “declare [His] gospel with the sound of rejoicing” comes with this promise: “Lift up your hearts and be glad, for I am in your midst” (Doctrine and Covenants 29:4–5; see also Matthew 28:19–20).

The scripture references for I Know That My Redeemer Lives are: Job 19:25, Psalm 104:33-34

Composers:  Text: Samuel Medley, 1738–1799 Music: Lewis D. Edwards, 1858–1921

The Church’s videos included within this arrangement are: “Fulfilling the Purposes of Relief Society”, “Peter Preaches and is Arrested”, “The Road to Damascus” and “Be of Good Cheer” by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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