I GIVE TO THEE MY ALL

I GIVE TO THEE MY ALL

Show me Lord the cross
Where thou did suffer loss
Walk me through the fire Lord
And burn up all the dross

I give to thee my all
I hear you when you call
Stretch forth thy hands and catch me Lord
Catch me lest I fall

I've come to seek thy face
And daily run the race
Come forth my Lord and show to me
Thy mercy and thy grace

I long to see thee more
Living waters through me pour
Stand forth oh Lord in front of me
So I may worship and adore

Overwhelm me with desire
Lead me through refining fire
Come now oh Lord and take my hand
And lead me ever higher

Ever higher my great desire is to come to where you are
My King, my Lord, my everything, my bright and morning star.

That is a beautiful prayer, Frank.

May I add this?

Himself the Poem
By A. B. Simpson

Once it was the blessing
Now it is the Lord;

Once it was the feeling,
Now it is His word.

Once His gifts I wanted,
Now the giver own;

Once I sought for healing,
Now HIMSELF alone.

Once ‘twas painful trying,
Now ‘tis perfect trust;

Once a half salvation,
Now the uttermost,

Once ‘twas ceaseless holding,
Now He holds me fast;

Once ‘twas constant drifting,
Now my anchor’s cast.

Once ‘tas busy planning;
Now ‘tis trustful prayer;

Once ‘twas anxious caring,
Now, He has the care.

Once ‘twas what I wanted,
Now what Jesus says;

Once ‘twas constant asking,
Now ‘tis ceaseless praise.

Once it was my working,
His it hence shall be;

Once I tried to use Him,
Now He uses me.

Once the power I wanted,
Now the Mighty One;

Once for self I labored,
Now for Him alone.

Once I hoped in Jesus,
Now I know He’s mine;

Once my lamps were dying,
Now they brightly shine.

Thank you for adding that Just-in. A. B Simpson was a wonderful brother who knew so well the presence of the Lord..............bro Frank

Hi Apollus,

For some reason your poem reminded me of Exodus 15. Specifically, Exodus 15:22-25.

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. 24 So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?” 25 Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. ~ Exodus 15:22-25

When we have bitterness in our heart that we have not let go of and we forget about it or sometimes we think we have let go of it, all of a sudden it shows up. We think we have gotten over it and are healed, thinking we have surrendered it to God. Then out of nowhere bitter waters flow.

God instructed Moses to throw a tree in the waters and it became sweet. That tree is Jesus Christ, the Tree of Life.

"Show me Lord the cross
Where thou did suffer loss
Walk me through the fire Lord
And burn up all the dross"

The cross represents both death and life and the "wilderness" represents the world we live in. It is a dry and lonely world without Christ. It's waters are not satisfying.

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur;

The children of Israel were just delivered by a great miracle and now are murmuring. Just goes to show you that our experience of great miracles in the past won't help us today. We have to live by His life, daily. We can't even live by knowledge and experience. We must also overcome, Today. Today is the day of salvation. But we cannot overcome by ourselves. In fact, we cannot overcome, period.

1Jn_4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: BECAUSE GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU, than he that is in the world.

"I've come to seek thy face
And daily run the race
Come forth my Lord and show to me
Thy mercy and thy grace"

Sometimes, after great victories, we tend to let down our guard. That is exactly what the children of Israel did. They forgot who it was that delivered them. The people grumbled, but Moses prayed. He cried out to the Lord and the Lord basically told him that you must look to me for all your provision in life. "Throw the tree into the bitter waters." Bring Me into your circumstance, your trial, your pain. You cannot drink it without Me.

And then, the Lord gave them a roadmap:

Exo 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

In every situation and circumstance in this life, every trial and tribulation, Jesus wants to be that Tree that we are eating from. He will turn every seemingly bitter circumstance into something very sweet and I might add, special. Only the Lord can do that. So often, in my own life I have tried to handle something without Him and it has been a bitter experience. It does not have to be that way.

That's why I liked your poem. It reminded me of these things.

"Ever higher my great desire is to come to where you are
My King, my Lord, my everything, my bright and morning star."

Well first of Just-in, I have just finished reading through Exodus. Brother, what you just wrote out speaks to me volumes and is so right on with something that I am dealing with at this very moment that it could only come straight from the Holy Spirit. God bless you for this word bro, it carries so much " weight." ...............bro Frank