Giving All
The son of an aristocrat a man of worldly means
A person held in high esteem by other folks it seems
No brawler nor a drunkard not a lier or a thief
Just one more hopeful sinner looking for his souls relief
Came asking of the Master for some promise on that day
That if by some good action he might gain the narrow Way
That leads to one's salvation with a future life assured
Where saints will live forever never more by sin allured
But as he asked the Master for that thing that he might do
To gain his spot in heaven he was hoping to pursue
The answer from those loving lips were not what he had planned
And in their pure simplicity seemed such a great command
For though you see he'd lived a life obeying holy Law
And by those in community was held as one of awe
In truth his heart was not the Lord's as he made all believe
And what the Lord revealed to him just made him stop and grieve
For in Christ's words and actions He made everything quite clear
That nothing that we can possess will give us promise here
Of sharing that hereafter where the saints in glory shine
Where all will live in perfect joy with all their past behind
And nothing that we hope to do can gain us promise there
Except as we abandon all each day to God in prayer
And as He brings conviction place in Him our trust each day
Til we have in obedience put all those things away
That might for us be stumbling blocks not letting Him within
The depths of our internal hearts to cleanse our souls of sin
And make of us His channels one in purpose thought and mind
His vessels for the pouring of His hope on those we find
Are likewise torn and struggling with some issues from their past
Who need to know that by God's grace if all on Him we cast
Our future will be brighter than we ever thought before
And heaven will be cheaper to the ones who gave Him more
Because they know the value was not in the things they held
But in the One Who lives in them Whose grace has never failed
And giving all for Jesus gave them more grace in return
A lesson that the church today has desperately to learn
Matthew 19:16-30
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