Monday, October 10, 2016

Lord of All

“He is Lord of all” (Acts 10:36).

Is this true in your life? Is Jesus Christ really “Lord of all?” Sometimes there are certainly things in our lives that we want to keep for ourselves, and certain corners of our hearts where we don’t want the Lord to intrude. By this I mean that we want to own Him as Lord in some areas and aspects of our life — maybe even most — but not in everything. When I was a young person I used to hear it said, “If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.” The Lord wants our whole hearts, and devoted obedience to Himself.

When growing up we often sang a well known hymn by Jennie Evelyn Hussey. The first verse went like this:

Lord of my life, I crown Thee now,

Thine shall the glory be;

Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,

Lead me to Calvary.

What a good prayer this is as we start another week of school, work and the daily grind of life.

Your Christian Friend,

Jim Hyland

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