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“I work so hard for Jesus,” I often boast and say.
“I’ve sacrificed a lot of things to walk the narrow way,
I gave up fame and fortune, I’m worth a lot to Thee.”
And then I hear Him gently say to me,
“I left the throne of glory and counted it but loss,
My hands were nailed in anger upon a cruel cross,
But now we’ll make the journey with your hand safe in mine,
So lift your cross and follow close to me.
Oh, Jesus, if I die upon a foreign field someday,
‘Twould be no more than love demands, no less could I repay,
“No greater love hath mortal man than for a friend to die.”
These are the words He gently spoke to me,
“If just a cup of water I place within your hand,
Then just a cup of water is all that I demand.
But if by death to living they can Thy glory see,
I’ll take my cross and follow close to Thee.
- Ira F. Stamphill
Are you struggling, demanding and yelling at God for help? Has the eagle lifted off and you are screaming? Then Jesus is waiting for you to stop and yield yourself to Him.
He is waiting for you to submit.
Often you wondered why tears come into your eyes,
And burdens seem to be much more than you can stand.
But God is standing near, He sees your falling tears,
Tears are a language, God understands.
When grief has left you low, it causes tears to flow,
Things have not turned out the way that you had planned.
But God won’t forget you, His promises are true,
Tears are a language, God understands.
God sees the tears of a broken hearted soul,
He sees your tears and hears them when they fall.
God weeps along with man and takes him by the hand;
Tears are a language, God understands.
- Gordon Jensen, 1971
But He waits until the demanding stops and we yield ourselves completely. May the Lord bless you.
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