"All in All"

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Some time ago the editor of a daily paper offered a prize to the one who would send him the sweetest word in the English language. Within a few days he was swamped with hundreds of answers.
A beggar selected the word gold. A young man, ambitious and with fair prospects opening before him, chose the word glory. A sailor just returned from a long voyage suggested the word home. A fourth proposed mother; and the jury debated a long time over this one, wondering if it could be surpassed.
At length, however, they came upon a piece of paper on which was written in large letters the word JESUS. At once they decided to award the prize to the person who had sent in this answer.
Would this be your decision?
God's Word proves that although each word mentioned has its worth, the name of Jesus is not only much sweeter in sound, but it embodies them all in a higher sense.
Do we not find gold in Jesus?
"Riches and honor are with Me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and My revenue than choice silver." Prov. 8:18, 1918Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. (Proverbs 8:18‑19).
Do we not find glory in Jesus?
"Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dolt embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee." Prov. 4:8, 98Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. 9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. (Proverbs 4:8‑9).
Do we not find a home in Jesus?
"Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Psa. 91:9, 109Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. (Psalm 91:9‑10).
Can we not say that even the word mother finds its realization in Jesus?
When one has Jesus, he may enjoy all other things in Him. Without Him, one may be the possessor of mines of gold; but what can they profit the soul about to enter eternity? Without Him, one may acquire earthly glory; but what good would it be in hell afar off from Jesus?
Without Him, one may have a home in this world. But in the next, where is it? It must be in one of two places—heaven or hell.
Even without Jesus, one's natural mother is dear to the heart. But however tender the bond, it must one day be severed.
Oh, how blessed to believe in Jesus! In Him and through Him one finds gold, glory, home, and all things needful for time and eternity.