Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven." Proclaiming God's message includes acting on the teachings of Jesus. Our reflection hymn "Count Thou Fount of Every Blessing" includes these words:
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Not just songs of praise but songs of loudest praise. Not just listening to His word but acting on His word. How is it possible to sing in praise when our troubles are sometimes too much to handle? If we let His teachings transform us, we can weather any storm.
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee.
Here is an earlier blogpost with a recording of this hymn.
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