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Be Thou My Vision
Posted on July 15th, 2009 No commentsBe Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save what 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.Riches I need 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!
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A Young Pastor’s Declaration
Posted on June 20th, 2009 No commentsYoung Pastor in Zimbabwe, Africa, later martyred for his faith in Christ
I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I
have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been
cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision
has been made—I’m a disciple of his, I won’t
look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be
still. My past is redeemed, my present makes
sense, my future is secure. I’m finished and
done with low living, sight walking, smooth
knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly
talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.I no longer need preeminence, prosperity,
position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. I
don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized,
praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by
faith, lean in his presence, walk by patience, am
uplifted by prayer, and I labor with power.… Men’s Devotional Bible, Zondervan, Pg. 1177, 1993 quoted from “Signature of Jesus” by Brennan Manning, Multnomah Press, 1992.
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