Today is the next to last service of my church's annual summer revival. You blog readers might remember that is the one that has services twice daily for the whole week. While I don't tire of the worship and the blessings, my body has tired because it's my body, it's aging, and that's just how the body works.
The best I can calculate, this is my 48th year of summer revivals at this church. 48 years. It seems in this blog lately I calculate a lot in years. Could that be an age thing, too? There have been a lot of revival memories in those 48 years. There's been a lot of changes in those 48 years but the main thing is that the Lord has not changed nor will he ever change. Praise HIM for that! If you want to read any of my numerous salvation testimonies on this blog, the most recent is titled "Moments" (March 27, 2022) and my oldest is titled "Revival" (July 5, 2012). You get a photo of my baptizing in that one. Just as the Lord has not changed, neither has my precious salvation testimony.
There are many good old gospel songs that I have grown up with and many newer contemporary ones that I have grown to love. I'm from the world of Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, There Shall be Showers of Blessings, and How Firm a Foundation. One of the dearest of the older songs to me is Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus. The Girl has sang that often as a solo and The Husband has lead it for the congregation as well.
This year it took on a new blessing for me as The Girl AND The Grandbaby decided to sing it as a duet. The Grandbaby and The Girl have sang it at home a lot. The Grandbaby rode to church with me the other morning and we arrived a bit early so I sat at the piano and found the good key for her to sing it. I admit that I got really teary-eyed when she got to the chorus that says "Jesus, Jesus PRECIOUS Jesus" and that precious came out of her mouth with force. Isn't that what Jesus truly is? I know HE is to me.
Thursday morning The Girl took a little stool for The Grandbaby to stand on, they wore their matching dresses (The Grandbaby is such a fashionista and loves those matching dresses), and they sang Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.
I don't think there were many dry eyes in the building when they finished. I know that the Savior had to be beaming down from heaven above and pleased with HIS girls.
Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus here in my world years ago, now, all the years in between, and all the years ahead. For all of you who may not be familiar with the treasured song, here's how it goes....
Just to take Him at His Word
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord!"
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
Just to trust His cleansing blood
And in simple faith to plunge me
'Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
Just from sin and self to cease
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend
And I know that He is with me,
Will be with me to the end."
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