Devotionals

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Faith's Greatest Prize

I set my mind to seek and find
My faith's most noble prize.
I sought with all my heart to place
This goal before my eyes.

The road of self denial was
The road on which I tread.
I did without my daily food
To know His will instead.

My wealth and all I had were His,
I freely gave it all.
My only real desire was
To listen to His call.

I pushed myself to do the things
I never thought I could.
I only ever did the things
I really knew I should.

I served with all my heart and soul
My neighbours in their need.
To each and every one of them
I was a friend indeed.

In meetings at the church I proved
How faithful I could be.
In all I ever was to do
Promoting unity.

Untainted and unsullied were
The doctrines that I owned.
Unlike the scholars of my day
Who falsity inthroned.

I gave myself with all my heart
Never to look back.
Yet somehow deep within my soul
Was something I did lack.

"My God" I cried,"what can it be
I've given you all I own.
I know that deep inside my heart
You occupy the throne."

"I've served You with my every breath.
I've done for you my best.
You are for me my strength and power
In each and every quest."

"Why does my heart cry out for more,
Why does my spirit yearn
For something greater, something more
What have I yet to learn."

Never will I e're forget
The answer that He gave
It burned me deeply to my soul
My fault indeed was grave.

"A faithful servent you have been."
The Lord, he said to me.
"To serve and do great things for Me,
This was your greatest plea."

"But oh," He cried, "My heart has longed
For him who wants but this:
To know Me and to walk with Me
In fellowship and bliss."

"As years have passed your greatest joy
Was found in what you did.
By virtue of your busyness
My face to you was hid."

"When will you ever hear My call
To come aside and rest.
To lay aside your efforts grand
Be folded to my breast?"

"My child, My son, your greatest joy,
If only you could see,
Is not found in what you do
Or what you give to Me."

"Your heart, it longs for nothing less
Than fellowship with Me.
It will not rest at all, you see,
Until it rests in Me."

"So come aside My son, My friend,
Yes, come aside, be blessed.
It's all be done at Calvary
It's time for you to rest."

"These efforts grand, these gifts so great
Important as they be
Are not an end unto themselves
They've taken you from Me."

Copyright (c) 1996 F. Wayne Mac Leod

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