My all In all

Many times I'm inspired to inspire others through songs of worship. There is one particular worship hymn that I just can not get enough of lately. The song is "You Are My All in All" written by Dennis Jernigan. If you are not familiar with the lyrics, I'm going to share them with you. Let's look at the first stanza.

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
Seeking You as a precious jewel
Lord, to give up I'd be a fool
You are my all in all

There comes a time in our walk with the LORD that we have to submit ourselves totally… humble ourselves at His feet… let Him know that without Him we are weak and at sometimes fools for trying to do things on our own. We also, must remember to praise God in our times of trouble. If you take a close look at the lyrics, you will see the author sharing his admittance to being weak, but also praising God for being a "precious jewel" and his "strength.
Taking my sin, my cross, my shame
Rising up again I bless Your name
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I am dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all


When we are humbled by God's grace, we realize that we take up our crosses, our shame, our sins, and rise up to defeat Satan. During these times, when we feel like we are at our weakest, God shows us that through our faults, shame, disappointments, sacrifices, sadness, and even depression, we grow in strength. Satan would have us believe that we are worthless for our past, present and future mistakes, but God reassures us in His word that we will prevail through Christ and our "cups" will be full again.

Psalms 23: 4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
5 You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023:4-6;&version=51;).


I pray that each and every one of you will cling to God's promises. That you will learn, as I have, that even when there seems to be no hope, that God will once again pick me up, fill my cup, and be my all in all.