Dear Friends,
Do you love going to church? I do. I always go away blessed. My pastor’s
sermons feed my soul and equip me for the struggle of life. And the
hymns, especially the old ones, lift my spirits. We sang a hymn this
past Sunday which I had not heard for a long time and it blessed me and
I hope will bless you as I share it with you in today’s attached
devotional. God bless you!

Because of Calvary,
John Janney

• Romans 12:1 (ESV)

  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

ALL FOR JESUS
 “All for Jesus, all for Jesus!

All my being’s ransomed powers:

All my thoughts and words and doings,

All my days and all my hours.

Let my hands perform His bidding,

Let my feet run in His ways;

Let my eyes see Jesus only,

Let my lips speak forth His praise.

Since my eyes are fixed on Jesus,

I’ve lost sight of all beside;

So enchained my spirit’s vision,

Looking at the Crucified.

Oh, what wonder! how amazing!

Jesus, glorious King of kings,

Deigns to call me His beloved,

Lets me rest beneath His wings.

[Mary D. James (1810-1883)]

“Surrender to the Lord is not a tremendous sacrifice, not an agonizing performance. It is the most sensible thing you can do.” [Corrie ten Boom, Each New Day, (Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1977), p. 26]