All for Jesus
by Mike Robinson
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| Give it all to Christ |
Xerxes the king
of Persia once boarded a boat. Later it began to sink because there were too
many men aboard. The ship started sinking; sinking more and more; it appeared
that all aboard would drown. But an officer called out to the shipmen: “Are you
not willing to sacrifice and die for your king?” Suddenly almost all the men
leaped out of the boat into the water and drowned in order to save their king.
The question for Christians: How much
will you sacrifice for your King? Most Christians will not be called to forfeit
their life for their faith, but how much will you sacrifice in order to serve
others for your King?
We should aim to serve King Jesus and
love others since James calls an undefiled and pure religion one that helps the
widows and the poor.
Jesus
Came and Gave Himself for His People
Jesus
comes to His sheep by His glorious grace through His Word and Spirit to save
us. Jesus “gave Himself for me” (Titus 3).
Christians
ought to ponder:
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Trouble
comes—but Jesus came.
·
Failure
comes—but Jesus came.
·
Problems
and pain come—but Jesus came.
And Jesus Christ comes to bring peace,
joy, hope, and cheerfulness to all who trust Him (Romans 5:1 & 15:13).
Today give Jesus full swing of your heart as He declares to you that He will
pardon every sin; heal every wound; and overcome every trouble. Christ comes,
swiftly, in a full gallop upon His victory horse to triumph for His people.
Yearn for Him and you will find peace for your soul no matter how things
unfold.
As the deer
pants for the water, so my soul pants for you, O God (Psalm 42:1).
What Color or Race is Jesus?
What
race or color was Jesus of Nazareth? Jesus was Jewish through Mary, but we do
not know what genetic material God used in the miracle of the virgin birth
(Isaiah 7:14). Jesus of Nazareth was probably not white in a Northern European
sense. Moreover, the color that matters most is red – the color of the blood
that was spilled on the cross to Redeem the lost.
Jesus
has Conquered!
Jesus is mighty to save; mighty in
battle, mighty in reassurance, and mighty in conquest. We must abide in Jesus.
In our shame, we must hurl ourselves upon Jesus. When we fall, when we are
crowded-in by trouble, when we find ourselves desiring relief, we must turn to
Jesus Christ and all the force of Hell’s fury will not pry the arms of Jesus
from us; He’s master and Lord. He’s a saving Savior who will never let us go.
It
is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness (Charles
H. Spurgeon).
Touch
Others for Christ
During
the American Civil War, the Sisters of Charity served hurting soldiers on both
sides of the great conflict. Under the name of Jesus they cared for wounded and
dying men from the South and North as these godly caretakers became the last
face in this world that many dying men would see. They touched, comforted,
prayed, and offered Scripture to a host of dying men for Jesus. Let us follow
their example as we embrace Paul’s admonition to serve God by serving other
people.
But when the kindness and the love of
God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to His mercy He saved us… This is a faithful saying, and
these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in
God should be careful to maintain good works…. (Titus 3:4-8).
Jesus Left Heaven for His People
No one has
ascended to Heaven but He who came down from Heaven, that
is, the Son of Man who is in Heaven (John 3:13).
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the
gospel which I preached to you … that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that He was buried and that He rose again the third day according
to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
Jesus
Christ stepped out of the celestial beauty of Paradise into a sinful and dark
world. The Lord came and treaded on the surf of a stormy sea as He ultimately
aimed for the Cross. Jesus came; the God-man; the Light of the world went marching
on the swells and then He spoke calm to the wind: a stoppage of a storm. He would
also heal many hurting and ailing people. Later there would be a crucifixion, a
burial, and then a grand resurrection blast that would hush death, hell, and
the grave. Jesus came; thank God, Jesus came; the blaze, the light—full of power and grace: the Lord
Jesus.
Jesus
rose on wings of exaltation as His glorified body, blushing with majesty and
sweet transport, established salvation. And this Jesus, with eye fixed on His
sheep, had the Cross shake the world and is now shaking defiance at all the
foes of truth and all princedoms of Hades; we serve a King robed and crowned
with glory: Jesus is the song of deliverance and the elation of eternity.
What a
Savior; What a Lord!
Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are
the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
Fair is
the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels Heaven can boast.
Beautiful
Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine.
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