Friday, May 13, 2005

Romans 12: 1-2

Therefore, I urge you, brothers in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use every power as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it Thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own; it shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee.

Holy God, You are so good! All that I have and all that I am is because of you. Therefore, I offer myself back to you completely, as a pure and pleasing love offering. Lord, set me apart and let others see You in me. As I spend time with my unsaved friends this week, the cry of my heart is "Lord, give me all in this place!" Make me a perfectly delightful blessing to everyone I come in contact with. I am all yours. Use me Father as you will … ever, only, all for thee! In the powerful name of Jesus my Lord. Amen.

Take My Heart and Let It Be, Francis R. Havergal
As I meditated on this Scripture, the words of Take My Heart and Let It Be kept running through my mind. The lyrics became the prayer of my heart and I surrendered every part of my body to God as an act of worship. You may want to do the same.

From the Havergal Manuscripts: I went for a little visit of five days (to Areley House). There were ten persons in the house, some unconverted and long prayed for, some converted, but not rejoicing Christians. He gave me the prayer, "Lord, give me all in this house!" And He just did. Before I left the house every one had got a blessing. The last night of my visit after I had retired, the governess asked me to go to the two daughters. They were crying; then and there both of them trusted and rejoiced; it was nearly midnight. I was too happy to sleep, and passed most of the night in praise and renewal of my own consecration; and these little couplets formed themselves, and chimed in my heart one after another till they finished with "Ever, Only, ALL for Thee!" (www.cyberhymnal.org)

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