All Glory to Jesus
God can do anything you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within is. Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! Glory down all the generations! Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes! Ephesians 3:20-21 (The Message)
Ephesians 3:20-21 is one of my favorite verses! I love how Eugene Peterson paraphrased the verse in The Message. All glory goes to Jesus! That thought reminded me of a great hymn of praise written by John W. Peterson. It is a shame that this hymn has been lost and not included in new hymnals:
All glory to Jesus, begotten of God,
The great “I AM” is He;
Creator, Sustainer – but wonder of all,
They Lamb of Calvary.
The great “I AM” is He;
Creator, Sustainer – but wonder of all,
They Lamb of Calvary.
To think that the Guardian of planets in space,
The Shepherd of the stars,
Is tenderly leading the church of His love,
By hands with crimson scars!
The Shepherd of the stars,
Is tenderly leading the church of His love,
By hands with crimson scars!
The King of all kings and the Lord of all lords,
He reigns in glory now!
Some day He is coming earth’s kingdom to claim,
And every knee shall bow!
And every knee shall bow!
He reigns in glory now!
Some day He is coming earth’s kingdom to claim,
And every knee shall bow!
And every knee shall bow!
Today is the Lord’s Day! Worship Him! Give all glory and praise to Jesus! – Bill Welte is President and CEO
Compass Pointers: The Father wants us to be filled only with His Christ. Will you let Him deal so thoroughly in His love, until you are consumed with Him, having to continually depend upon Him, instead of anything of yourself? For God to take you deeper into Himself, He must expose all in you that is not of Himself. I hope that, as He shines in you, you will take Him as Grace, to deal completely, so He may possess you wholly, and bring you into His fullness in your lifetime. Dr Yu. (Chinese Martyr - 1956)
Anchored to the Rock: Prayer is an all-sufficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky obscured by clouds, a heaven unruffled by the storm. It is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. Chrysostom
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