Throughout the past twenty centuries thousands of precious lives, heart treasures, high positions, and golden futures have been "wasted" upon the Lord Jesus. To those who love Him in such a way He is altogether lovely and worthy of their offering. What they have poured upon Him is not a waste but a fragrant testimony of His sweetness.
This wonderful faith and this super-excellent love are out of the Triune God, who earnestly desires to be joined to us to be our everything.
This Triune God passed through the process of incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection from the dead, and ascension to the heavens on high and was ultimately consummated as the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45).
This Spirit of life (Rom. 8:2), who includes divinity, humanity, and Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension and is the reality of the all-inclusive Christ (John 14:16-20), dwells in our regenerated spirit (Rom. 8:16, 2 Tim. 4:22).
1. There are times in my life When my heart is embittered. There are questions unanswered, Yet, You're drawing me
* To enter Into Your blessed sanctuary And turning my eyes heavenward, The questions of constant inquiry Are changed to these words,
2. "Whom do I have in heaven But You, dear Jehovah. My flesh and my heart Constantly fail,
* But God's still The strength of my heart and my portion; To Him forever I'll draw near. I've made Jehovah my sweet refuge. So now throughout the years
3. Turn my view to see You, How I need to see Jesus! Though I don't understand The ways that You take;
* Lord, make me A babe and suckling always praising. Enjoying Your worth day by day. Let each experience constitute me So Your life I'll display In every way.
The Goal of the gospel is that Loving the Lord Jesus with our first love, We would pour out upon Him What is most precious to us. Even our most costly and valuable spiritual treasures Wasting ourselves upon Him.
I would just pray to the Lord, "Lord, You are the most precious to me, You are the preeminent one in me, cause me to love you with the first love.. all that I am, all that I have belong to you.. I would pour all upon You.."
O the joy of having nothing and being nothing, seeing nothing, but a living Christ in glory, and being careful for nothing but His interests down on earth...
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon the earth that I desire beside Thee...