DO WE MEAN IT

“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 KJV

Adelaide Addison Pollard wrote a beautiful heart touching and inspiring hymn that we sing a lot “Have Thine Own Way, Lord”.  “Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Search me and try me, Master, today! Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now, As in Thy presence humbly I bow.” 

I wonder when we are singing it, do we mean it?  Do we really want Him to have His way in our heart and life or do we want to do what we want to do?  Do we want Him to search us and try us?  If we can’t sing this beautiful hymn and mean it, we shouldn’t sing it because we are hurting Him.

Laurie Klein wrote one of my favorite hymns “I Love You, Lord”.  If we sing this beautiful hymn to Him but don’t really mean it, then it not only shows disrespect for Him, it also hurts Him and breaks His heart.  How can we not love our precious Saviour after all that He has done for us?  He deserves our love.

I can honestly say that I love Jesus with all my heart and I long for the day when I will see Him face to face.  I love this beautiful hymn that Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck wrote “Face to face with Christ, My Savior”.  Are you shouting with happiness yet?  We are going to see our precious Saviour face to face.

Joanne Lowe

October 28, 2017