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Are you giving your all to God?

And what does it mean to give your all? It’s not about money, possessions, and household. It means you. Are you giving “YOU” to God? If you don’t feel like you’re giving your all to God, don’t feel too badly. You’re not alone. Neither is anybody else. Selfishness is the original sin, and it’s alive and thriving throughout the world. I suffer from it. You do. So does everybody else. What can we do about it? How can we overcome ourselves and give our all to God? I’ll show you a couple of ways after this song…

OK…there are two options when it comes to dealing with your own selfishness. You can…wrestle with it every day under your own power. Or…you can turn to God, daily, with thanksgiving and submission to His will instead of your own. The second choice is do-able. The first choice…not so much. And God understood that when He sent His son to take on the guilt and punishment for your selfishness. And mine. He had watched us frail and weak humans fail time after time to keep even the smallest of His commandments. He gave us laws to follow, and we just wouldn’t and couldn’t do it. And He wanted us to see that for ourselves. Then…

…He made THE Way out of the bottomless abyss. Jesus.

Don’t take my word for it. I’m just a plain ol’ human being like you. I’m not a prophet. I’m not a sage. I’m a believer…in the One who is greater than all of creation. The One who spoke words and the whole universe exploded into existence. The one, true, living, loving God. There’s absolutely nothing I can DO to make you see THE Truth of the saving grace of Jesus. But I CAN point you in the right direction. And I believe when you let down your invisible guard of selfishness, you’ll find yourself giving your all to God. You won’t be able to resist the bliss of His hope.

Do you think I’m silly for the way I see life? Feel free to write me and tell me why. But I bet, if you were to honestly listen to what God’s word can speak to your heart, you’d discover the one who was willing to give His all for you. Then you’d want to give back.

Here are the lyrics to the song…they’re written by Cristina Miller, and I wrote the music and sang the song…

I Give You All

You gave my heart
A way to touch you, Lord.
You gave my eyes
A gift to see and recall.
You gave me stars…
To guide me through my lonely fear.
I give you all…I give you all.

You gave me words,
And they can reach the sky.
You gave my soul
Salvation out of the fall.
You gave me dawn,
To savor all you gave me, Lord.
I give you all…I give you all.

(chorus)

I give you all…my worries and my fear.
I give you all…and I can feel you near.
I give you all…you dry up every tear.
I give you all…I give you all.

You gave me nights…
That shine your silver stars.
You gave me time,
To change my ways and stand tall…
You gave me hope,
That in my weakness I am strong.
I give you all…I give you all.

© Cristina Miller 2009

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There’s only one who can claim to be number 1. The first person across the finish line of a race is number 1, the winner. The team that wins the Superbowl gets to be called number 1. I get to be the number 1 Tony Funderburk on the internet. Yippee! But there is only one person who gets to be called number 1 of everything. Can you guess who it is? I’ll tell you. It’s Jesus. He’s the firstborn over all creation. Nobody else ever gets to be called that. Here are some reasons He gets to be number 1.

Jesus created everything. Yep, everything. And that includes things you can see”and things you can’t. Everything important comes from Him. In fact, everything was created through Him by God the Father. And not just through Him, but FOR Him. That means everything in the whole universe belongs to Jesus. And here’s another couple of cool things to think about”

There’s a place in the Bible where it says Jesus was around before anything else was. He has always been alive. If it wasn’t for Him, nothing else could even be here. True life is only found in Him. It’s only His eternal life that keeps things going. But that’s not all”

Jesus is the ultimate number 1 of everything,

He gets to be the head of everything. After all, He’s smarter than all the rest of us put together. So why shouldn’t He be the head? I sure don’t mind trusting Him to think better than me. Do you?

Oh, one more thing. Jesus rose from the dead! He did it without any help from anyone. But what’s even more amazing is that He said He was only the first. He said we could rise from the dead, too. Guess what? When we do, we prove He’s number 1. That’s because He’s the one who raises us up. So, when we end up rising from the dead, the whole world will see how Jesus is our Creator.

Then they’ll know there is nothing and no one more important than Him.

Have you already discovered how Jesus is the tip top of everything and everyone? Does He already have a place in your heart? If so, tell me about it. Here’s a rhyme to help you remember.

He lived before there was a universe.
And He is the end and the beginning.
He lived a life that overcame our curse.
He is the number 1 of everything.

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