You're All I Want, Jesus

“Make me to know your ways, O Lord;

    teach me your paths.

Lead me in your truth and teach me,

    for you are the God of my salvation;

    for you I wait all the day long.”

“Good and upright is the Lord;

    therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

He leads the humble in what is right,

    and teaches the humble his way.

All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

    for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.” 

(Psalms 25:4-5,8-10 ESV)

When we believe in Jesus Christ with genuine God-ordained, God-given, and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, this is what our relationship with the Lord Jesus should look like. And yes, I know this is Old Testament, but it is also New Testament teaching. For we are taught in the New Testament that by faith in Jesus Christ we are to be crucified with him in death to sin and raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness.

Romans 6:1-23; Ephesians 4:17-24; Luke 9:23-26; Titus 2:11-14

For the faith that is required of us for salvation from sin is authored and perfected by Jesus Christ, and so it comes from God, and it is persuaded of God, and it is gifted to us by God, and it is not of our own doing, not of the will nor of the flesh of humans lest we should have reason to boast. For we cannot even come to faith in Jesus Christ unless God the Father first draws us to Christ, i.e. unless he persuades us as to his holiness and righteousness and of our sinfulness, and of our need to die to sin and live to righteousness.

Hebrews 12:1-2; Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; 1 Peter 2:24

But then, when we believe in Jesus with genuine God-given faith in him, what this talks about here in Psalms 25 should represent our relationships with the Lord. We should desire strongly to know his ways that he has for us to walk in so that we will walk in them according to his word. And we should want him to teach us and to lead us in his truth and not in the ways of sin, and not in the ways of deceiving spirits who would try to convince us that we can live in sin and still have heaven secured us when we die.

And we should be humble before our Lord in surrender of our lives to him to do his will and purpose for our lives. We should not be full of pride, deciding to go our own way while presuming upon God his grace to us despite how we live. For his grace, which is bringing us salvation, trains us to renounce (to say “No!” to) ungodliness and worldly passions (lusts), and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return. For to this reason Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross (Titus 2:11-14).

And then realize that we need to be people of God who make it our practice to walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands under the New Covenant. For all his paths are steadfast love and faithfulness for those who keep his (New) covenant and his testimonies (his word). For this is the essence of the gospel message that we must deny self, die to sin daily, and walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, by the Spirit, in the strength and wisdom of God, as we cooperate with God in his work of grace.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15] 

Video Talk

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Draw Me Close To You  

Donnie McClurkin

Draw me close to You

Never let me go

I lay it all down again

To hear You say that I'm Your friend

You are my desire

And no one else will do

'Cause nothing else can take Your place

To feel the warmth of Your embrace

Help me find a way

Bring me back to You

Bring me back, oh Jesus

You're all I want

You're all I've ever needed

You're all I want

Help me know You are near

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