Give Me Jesus
Take away my worldly gain; take my earthly fame.
Rob me of my choice possessions, but give me Jesus.
~from “Give Me Jesus” by Neil Enloe
I was listening to the Calvarymen this evening and, as this song played, I wondered how many people would truly sing this as a prayer. It’s easy to give lip service to Jesus being all we need but if everything were taken away from you, I expect you would be devastated.
I admit I like nice things. I don’t have a lot of money but I praise God for the blessings He pours out on me. In its place, “things” can be used for God’s glory but I don’t want to hold so tightly to my possessions that, if they were taken away, I would lose sight of the Giver of those things.
When I sing “I’d rather have Jesus than ANYTHING this world affords today,” I pray I can sing it from the heart and that, as I draw closer to Him, “the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of HIS glory and grace” (emphasis mine).
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