WE profess to be the Lord's. We are not our own. We belong not to the world. We are no longer the servants of sin. We are solely and entirely the Lord's: having willingly giving up ourselves into His hands, to be saved by His grace, devoted to His service, and employed for His glory. We are His children by grace and adoption; His servants by voluntary engagement; His soldiers by public profession; and His spouse by affection and union. Being the Lord's, we may expect His interference on our behalf; and we should call Him and plead with Him in all straits and difficulties. He will save us. He will deliver us. Let us, therefore, lay our case before Him; and then ardently expect Him to glorify His grace in us. Let us walk worthy of God as beloved children, and live under the impression that He will make all grace to abound towards us, so that we having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work. His mercy is great unto the heavens, and His faithfulness unto the clouds; and He never said to the seed of Jacob, "SEEK YE ME," in vain. But He saith, "SEEK YE ME, AND YE SHALL LIVE."
Jesus, my Saviour, and God, Thou hast redeem'd me with Thy blood; By ties both natural and divine, I am, and will be ever Thine; Save me from sin, and Satan's power, Guide me and guard me every hour.
Written by James Smith for his own flock around 1840, but such was the demand that by 1846 over thirty thousand copies where in circulation.
James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841-1850. He also ministered with great blessing in Cheltenham. His devotional, The Believer's Daily Remembrancer, subtitled Pastor's Morning and Evening Visit, was very popular in its own day, and has received a new lease of life through recent republication.
WE profess to be the Lord's. We are not our own. We belong not to the world. We are no longer the servants of sin. We are solely and entirely the Lord's: having willingly giving up ourselves into His hands, to be saved by His grace, devoted to His service, and employed for His glory. We are His children by grace and adoption; His servants by voluntary engagement; His soldiers by public profession; and His spouse by affection and union. Being the Lord's, we may expect His interference on our behalf; and we should call Him and plead with Him in all straits and difficulties. He will save us. He will deliver us. Let us, therefore, lay our case before Him; and then ardently expect Him to glorify His grace in us. Let us walk worthy of God as beloved children, and live under the impression that He will make all grace to abound towards us, so that we having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work. His mercy is great unto the heavens, and His faithfulness unto the clouds; and He never said to the seed of Jacob, "SEEK YE ME," in vain. But He saith, "SEEK YE ME, AND YE SHALL LIVE."
Jesus, my Saviour, and God, Thou hast redeem'd me with Thy blood; By ties both natural and divine, I am, and will be ever Thine; Save me from sin, and Satan's power, Guide me and guard me every hour.