"Tell Me The Old Old Story"

Tell the old old story to your children!

Think about the words to this old hymn dearest mothers, we can never talk to our children too much about the Lord Jesus Christ and what He has done for us.



 Tell Me The Old Old Story
by:  A. Catherine Hankey, 1834-1911


Tell me the old, old story Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love.
Tell me the story simply, As to a little child,
For I am weak and weary, And helpless and defiled.

Refrain:
Tell me the old, old story,
Tell me the old, old story,
Tell me the old, old story
Of Jesus and His love.

Tell me the story slowly, That I may take it in—
That wonderful redemption, God's remedy for sin.
Tell me the story often, For I forget so soon;
The early dew of morning Has passed away at noon.

Tell me the story softly, With earnest tones and grave;
Remember, I'm the sinner Whom Jesus came to save.
Tell me the story always, If you would really be,
In any time of trouble, A comforter to me.

Tell me the same old story When you have cause to fear
That this world's empty glory Is costing me too dear.
Yes, and when that world's glory Is dawning on my soul,
Tell me the old, old story— "Christ Jesus makes thee whole." 

For History of writer/author:
http://www.sermonaudio.com/hymn_details.asp?PID=tellmetheoldoldstory#history

Is Your Life Centered Around Our Savior? Your Children Can Tell You!

Dearest Mothers,

Is your life centered around our Savior?

How often are we praising our Lord Jesus Christ throughout the day? How often do our children hear His praises during the day?

If children see parents getting excited and thrilled about movies, things on the computer such as,YouTube and other vast amount of entertainment and information offered, videos, sports, activities etc. . . and yet when it comes to the things of God they observe a ritual and duty performed with no joy nor excitement, then what are parents communicating to their children? What then will the children want to do if they see no life nor joy in the things of God? Will they not choose the things that please the flesh and mind, things that are forever empty and useless for all eternity?

So I ask you dear mothers, are you excited about the things of God? Does the name of Jesus Christ the Lord thrill your soul?

If not- I will ask you a question- Why not?

Are you saved? Are you a child of the living God through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ? Are you born again? If you are truly His own and yet are not thrilled about Him I must tell you- there is something wrong- But there is an answer for you- Go to Him and ask Him, "What is wrong, why am I not excited about You?"

Ask God to reveal to you anything in your life that might be offending Him. Ask Him for cleansing through the blood of His Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ. Ask Him for joy and excitement about Him, ask Him  to make you real inside and genuine before Him in your heart. Ask Him to make the deepest intent of your heart be that He will be glorified!  God does the work in us through His Spirit- He gives the true and genuine fruit of His Spirit. Ask, Seek, Knock! *Pursue the knowledge of the Lord our God.

Children notice what pleases their Parents. This too is part of training your child for God. Your genuine love for the Son, Jesus Christ will impress your child's mind and heart to desire to have what you have as they see the living epistle of God in your life.
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. (2 Corinthians 3:2-3)
 

The Song, "Be Thou My Vision" speaks of a heart that is centered around the Savior-

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul's Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

To listen go here:
https://songsandhymns.org/hymns/lyrics/be-thou-my-vision

Be Thou My Vision  

History Of Writer

Dearest Mother, This life will soon pass- How are you investing your time for Jesus in raising your children for Him? Eternally? or Temporally?

"One life will soon be past
Only what's done for Christ will last."

In His love,
Sarah

*Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (Hosea 6:1-3)
 

As Clay Is In The Potters Hand So Are You In My Hand .. Jeremiah 18:6.

"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand." (Isaiah 64:8)

Dearest Mothers,
Have you ever considered the meaning of the above verse from Isaiah? How profound and amazing to think of our God shaping and molding us as a potter does a piece of clay!

How about these verses:

"The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel."(Jeremiah 18:1-6)


"Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?" (Romans 9:20-24)


Since God is the Potter and we are the clay what attitude should we have before Him concerning all aspects of life?

The words that come my mind are: submission, yield, obedience, reverence and fear.

Submission to our loving Father- He knows what is best for us and knows what things we need to go through to form us into that perfect vessel which He has planned from the foundation of the world, a vessel He can use here on earth and for all eternity. Who are we to resist His plan? As Elizabeth Elliot has said, "Nestle, don't wrestler." Trust Him dear mothers for your children- Yes, you have the weight of responsibility to raise and train them, but it's for Him, you are simply the vessel He has chosen to use. What a remarkable privilege He has given you! But keep in mind, they are clay in the Potters hand you cannot always have the say of what happens, things happen, heart breaking things- but remember- these little ones are intrusted to you to protect, love and care for but they do not belong to you, they belong to God who is forming them into the vessel He desires them to be.

Yield yourself and your children to God's Keeping- Our Lord Jesus is a loving and merciful God, He will not require us to go through things that are too difficult for us. He prepares us for the trials we must go through and lovingly helps us along the way. Trust Him, He is faithful and kind, remembering this helps us to yield ourselves to Him and to His will. If our heart is right before Him our desire will be for our Lord Jesus to be glorified in and through all things. After all, we are all created for Him!

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11)



Obedience To His Word- Consider your children and your desire for them to obey you. Why do you want them to obey you? Isn't it because you love them and know what is best for them? Disobedience will cause them to be in danger in one way or another. It is the same with us before our loving God ( But the comparison is only to help get a grasp of the concept since His love is perfect and we can never understand that kind of depth of love and pure judgement.)
He is the potter -and as the potter dips his hands into water to form the clay- His discipline is His hand dipped in love to form us. Obey Him and be blessed.
 "But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you." (Jeremiah 7:23)

 "Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." (Isaiah 66:1-3)

Reverence and Fear your great Creator and Designer: God sees and knows everything you do. He knows the thoughts you think and the number of hairs on your head. He can speak a word and drop you dead. Shouldn't you fear and reverence Him? Reverence Him for He is your creator and designer you owe everything to Him- your life- your very breath- all things:

 "Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? (Isaiah 29:15-17)

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
(Isaiah 40:25-31)

Here is a little video with a song about our great Potter:

Clay In Potter's Hand Song :

Did the clay ever say to the potter, "Tell me why have 

you made me this way?"For my sides are all thinning,

 I'm tired of spinning around and around every day."

Did the clay ever say to the potter, "I'm afraid that I just don't agree,

For so often I feel that life on this wheel Is not what it's cracked up to be."

Chorus:

It seems rather strange to imagine that my life is also like clay,

Until I remember that God formed my members and made me 

In His special way.

So instead of a life of complaining about things that I don't Understand.

I will simply be grateful that my God is faithful,

To finish the work He began.

Did the clay ever say to the potter, "Oh your plans

Are much different than mine, And I do beg your pardon but if

I'm a star than I'd like a much different design"

Did the clay ever say to the potter, "Oh this oven is getting quite hot,

If the pot your designing requires refining I'd really would much rather not."

... Chorus...

Happy New Year To The Saved Mothers Who Want To Serve And Seek Jesus Christ The Lord With All Their Hearts!

As the year is closing behind us and the New Year is just hours away. . . I just want to shout-

"THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR ALL YOU HAVE 

DONE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY! 

FOR ANSWERED PRAYER, 

YOUR GREAT COMPASSION

 AND 

GREAT FAITHFULNESS"

There is so much more I could say in thanksgiving to our precious Lord Jesus- I especially thank Him for saving me. His love and sacrifice causes me to want to fall flat on my face in worship of Him! I die daily- Repenting and seeking Him with my whole heart. Oh how I need Him, Oh how lost I am without Him, Oh how grateful and thankful I am for salvation. And now with great joy and thanksgiving I thank Him for allowing me to be His child and that He is truly my Father who loves me because I love Jesus Christ His Son!

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!

Remember:

• Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the faint-hearted, 
• support the weak, 
• be patient toward all men.
•  See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 
• Rejoice evermore.
•  Pray without ceasing.
•  In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 
• Quench not the Spirit.
•  Despise not prophesying. 
• Test all things; hold fast that which is good.
•  Abstain from all appearance of evil.

 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:14-24)

Keep In Praise of Our Lord Jesus and teach your children diligently the Word of God, love your husband and submit to him in the Lord!  You will find great joy and peace in obedience to God's Word! I know! It's my testimony- God is faithful to His Word!

(If you have never gone to YouTube and watched "The Gospel of John" I would encourage you to do so. It is a word for word account of the Gospel of John. I am not sure what translation it is, but is pretty accurate when compared to the KJV.)

To see it go here:

The Gospel Of John

A Pinnacle Of Suffering - What A Deception! Mother's Beware!

Some people will almost "honor themselves" because of past suffering. They will look back at their past and actually place their suffering on a Pinnacle to gaze upon and think, "Look what I have been through, most people would never have been able to suffer like that."  - This kind of thinking produces pride and God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

 Dearest Mothers,
Where is your pinnacle? Pinnacle: A lofty peak

We live in a world of suffering. It falls on the just and the unjust, afflicting all of us at some time.
"My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways" (Isaiah 55:8
)
God has a reason for allowing suffering in our lives. I believe the greatest reason for the believer to suffer is to bring us on our knees to God acknowledging our need for Him and our helplessness without Him.

Some people suffer because they are Christians who actively give the gospel so others might know the Lord Jesus Christ the Only Savior and way of salvation. Just as God's Word warns- people will slander those who are active in the work of the Lord they will speak all manner of evil against you falsely for His Name sake. (But rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in Heaven!)

 Some women suffer internally because of the difficulty they are having with husbands or frustrations with children. Many women suffer sacrificially and often hold that particular sacrifice on an elevated plane. Do you know what I mean?  Sacrificially a women may resolve to "suffer for God" - secretly and be willing to go through tremendous sorrow and hardships because she believes it is for God and it is well pleasing to Him for her to suffer this way. She might even believe it gives her more favor with God as He observes her sacrifice. But this way of thinking can produce pride in the heart- a pride that some may think is humility- it's very deceptive but it is pride.

There are many examples of what I am talking about. The first is from the previous paragraph. The women suffering secretly and holding that suffering as a special sacrifice to God. A Catholic priest or nun giving their entire lives over to the Catholic Church and secretly suffering as a sacrifice to god. A Hindu monk or priest sacrificing their lives and living in a remote mountain as a secret sacrifice in meditation and worship of their idol gods. A Muslim man or woman sacrificing their time and lives over to prayer and worship of Allah secretly sacrifice their own wishes and desires and reasoning to the god they serve.

This type of suffering is a type of self-inflicted suffering. Perhaps those sacrificing and suffering think it shows a form of great humility and love. Some of these people have complexions that "Beam". They look clean and fresh in eyes and face. But the truth is- it's all from pride, a self righteousness. If a person believes their sacrifice and suffering is for a holy cause and they are in good standing with God and man, then they will feel really good about themselves and it shows in their outward lives. However it is one of the greatest deceptions I have ever seen because it is and act of human will and self motivation which will send them straight to hell for nothing good can come from the heart of man. Jeremiah 17:9-10  "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings"

 Some people will almost "honor themselves" because of past suffering. They will look back at their past and actually place their suffering on a Pinnacle to gaze upon and think, "Look what I have been through, most people would never have been able to suffer like that."  - This kind of thinking produces pride and God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

So now, why am I bringing this up? It's because there is a warning here for Christian mothers. Please be careful how you perceive the suffering you go through. Consider all suffering as a gift from God. He is merciful to allow us to go through suffering!
 Why does God allow us to go through suffering? As I said in the first paragraph of this post - I believe the greatest reason for the believer to suffer is to bring us on our knees to God acknowledging our need for Him and our helplessness without Him. What better place for a child of God to be but on our knees seeking help from our Lord Jesus and crying out to Him for mercy? Can you not see how kind it is of God to allow us to suffer to bring us closer to Him? But if you will consider suffering as a gift from God- you will no longer consider it as a sacrifice on your part.

What we must come to realize is, we have done NOTHING for God! But He has done EVERYTHING for us! If you are saved and a child of God through Jesus Christ and born again of the Spirit of God, you will come to realize how great a thing God has done. We do not deserve His mercy and forgiveness yet He saved us and is shaping and forming us into His image, and that means we must go through allot of dieing to self which means suffering and chastening. We should be on our knees thanking God for loving us so much to actually move in such a way in our lives to soften hard hearts so to be molded into His image!

"And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks unto you as unto children, My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastens not? But if you be without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are you illegitimate children, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them who are trained by it. Therefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed." (Hebrews 12:5-13)

 So please count it all joy when you are allowed to suffer!

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing." (James 1:2-4)


In His Love,
Sarah

"He Did Fly Upon The Wings Of The Wind"

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
(Psalms 18:6-19)


In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
(Psalms 18:6-10)

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
(2 Samuel 22:7-16)

What do you think about these Scriptures so similar to each other? When His own dear people are in distress and they cry to Him- He comes, (Does fly) quickly to help them AND fight for them! That's my God and Savior, and I love Him.What a comfort it is to know Him and read these wonderful Words of Truth!

Take a look at this Wind Map- doesn't the wind look like feathers to you? Remember- God wrote the Bible through His Prophets- the prophets could not have known unless God told them.

from:     http://hint.fm/wind/

For a live video of this map go directly to the link!

Mothers! Take God at His Word! Teach His Word to your children and explain to them His mighty acts!
Jesus Christ is our Creator!

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
(Hebrews 1:1-14)

Dearest Mothers, What If Your Children Should Gain The World But Have Not Jesus?

 What If Your Children Should Gain The World But Have Not Jesus?

The things of this world are so enticing! The thrills and entertainment are endless. How often do you find yourself entangled in a electronic game or Facebook, Twitter or the numerous other mind boggling enticements? How often do you find yourself planning in your mind the various things you will say, and/or respond to others?

Isn't it difficult to pull yourself away, and almost impossible? (At least until the guilt of having been on too long over comes the enticement.) There are numerous enticements that await to pull you into their grasp- Not just you but your children as well.

Wouldn't you agree with me that the pleasures of this world have a powerful influence on the mind and body?
The mind and body revel in these pleasures and always crave, never satisfied but seeks more and bigger and "better" pleasures. Something akin to eating a chocolate candy bar- you always feel like more.

Dear Mothers beware! These things only lead to leanness of the soul! The more you "feed your flesh" the less you are sensitive to the things of God.

Turn away from the enticements of the flesh and turn to the true and living God. HE is life indeed and satisfies the soul! Seek a deep relationship with Jesus Christ the Lord- not with the World.

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (Hosea 6:1-3)


As you seek God you will have a greater desire to point your children to Him- and teach them that life is useless with out Jesus Christ.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
(James 1:12-15)


Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
(Matthew 16:24-26)

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?(Luke 9:23-25)

And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience you will gain your souls.(Luke 21:17-19)

For though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.(1 Corinthians 9:19)

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.(Philippians 1:21)

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing let us be with these things content. (1 Timothy 6:6-8)


The following Hymn makes my hearts melt. Consider, dear mothers-  what if you had not Jesus?  

If I Gained The World:

If I gained the world, but lost the Savior,
Were my life worth living for a day?
Could my yearning heart find rest and comfort
In the things that soon must pass away?
If I gained the world, but lost the Savior,
Would my gain be worth the lifelong strife?
Are all earthly pleasures worth comparing
For a moment with a Christ-filled life?

Had I wealth and love in fullest measure,
And a name revered both far and near,
Yet no hope beyond, no harbor waiting,
Where my storm-tossed vessel I could steer;
If I gained the world, but lost the Savior,
Who endured the cross and died for me,
Could then all the world afford a refuge,
Whither, in my anguish, I might flee?

O what emptiness!—without the Savior
’Mid the sins and sorrows here below!
And eternity, how dark without Him!
Only night and tears and endless woe!
What, though I might live without the Savior,
When I come to die, how would it be?
O to face the valley’s gloom without Him!
And without Him all eternity!

O the joy of having all in Jesus!
What a balm the broken heart to heal!
Ne’er a sin so great, but He’ll forgive it,
Nor a sorrow that He does not feel!
If I have but Jesus, only Jesus,
Nothing else in all the world beside—
O then everything is mine in Jesus;
For my needs and more He will provide.

Words: Anna Ölander, 1904

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