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O Jesus Christ, grow Thou in me,
And all things else recede;
My heart be daily nearer Thee,
From sin be daily freed.
And all things else recede;
My heart be daily nearer Thee,
From sin be daily freed.
Each day let Thy supporting might
My weakness still embrace;
My darkness vanish in Thy light,
Thy life my death efface.
My weakness still embrace;
My darkness vanish in Thy light,
Thy life my death efface.
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In Thy bright beams which on me fall,
Fade every evil thought;
That I am nothing, Thou art all,
I would be daily taught.
Fade every evil thought;
That I am nothing, Thou art all,
I would be daily taught.
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More of Thy glory let me see,
Thou Holy, Wise, and True;
I would Thy living image be,
In joy and sorrow too.
Thou Holy, Wise, and True;
I would Thy living image be,
In joy and sorrow too.
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Fill me with gladness from above,
Hold me by strength divine;
Lord, let the glow of Thy great love
Through all my being shine.
Hold me by strength divine;
Lord, let the glow of Thy great love
Through all my being shine.
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Make this poor self grow less and less,
Be Thou my life and aim;
Oh, make me daily through Thy grace
More meet to bear Thy name.
Be Thou my life and aim;
Oh, make me daily through Thy grace
More meet to bear Thy name.
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GROWING WITH THE GROWTH OF GOD
In 2:19 Paul says that the Body “grows with the growth of God. ” With God Himself there can be no growth, for He is complete and perfect eternally. Nevertheless, the Body still needs to grow with the growth, the increase, of God in us. The more God is added into us, the more we grow. This is what it means to grow with the growth of God.
In order for any living organism to grow, there must be some element which causes it to grow. We must have something with which and by which to grow. For example, if children do not eat, they cannot grow. The way we grow spiritually is to have God added into us. This means that we grow with the addition, with the increase, of God, by having God added into our very being.
The little word “with” in 2:19 is important. With what does the Body grow? Does it grow with doctrine or Bible knowledge? No, the Body grows with the growth of God. We grow with the increase of God within us. God in Himself is perfect and complete, but there is still the need for Him to increase within us.
As I was praying over 2:19 , the Lord showed me that although He is eternally perfect and complete, I did not have that much of Him within me. I realized my need for God to grow in me, to have Him added into me. At that time I was enlightened to see the meaning of Paul’s expression in 2:19 , “grows with the growth of God. ” We all need God to be added into us more and more. We need to have Him grow in us, to increase in us.
As we consider 2:19 , we must realize that the word God is not merely a term, and God Himself is not simply the object of our worship. God is rich in every way. He is rich in glory and in all the divine attributes. He is rich in love, kindness, mercy, light, life, power, and strength. Oh, God’s riches are endless! Now this rich God is adding Himself into us. This is implied by the phrase, “grows with the growth of God. ” God’s riches are the element and substance by which we grow.
Life-study of Colossians
Message 52 (LSM)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Lord, make me Your living image, and make my own self grow less and less.
United States
Lord Jesus, we praise You & love You. You are the Resurrection and the Life. we believe in You (John 11:25). Thank you for dispensing your Resurrection & Life so that we can grow together & overflow, we need You, Lord. Have mercy on us.
Kampala, Uganda
Amen!
Lord Jesus, Make me daily, through thy Grace, more fitting to bear your name!
Santa Cruz, California, United States
O Jesus Christ, grow Thou in me,
And all things else recede;
My heart be daily nearer Thee,
From sin be daily freed.
Bugaba, Chiriqui Panamá, Panama
Magnífico
Gracias Señor Jesús, te alabamos
Columbus, Ohio, United States
All-inclusive Christ, The chs. 12
We must notice one further matter. The requirement for service in the army is twenty years of age, while the requirement of the priesthood is thirty years of age. The duration of service in the army is from twenty to sixty years of age, while in the priesthood it is from thirty to fifty years of age. In both the army and the priesthood there must be full growth without any kind of deterioration. Both the priesthood and the army depend upon the growth in life. We must take this seriously. We must grow; otherwise, there will be no priesthood and no army among us. How the Lord’s children need to grow! May the Lord open our eyes and show us how much we need the growth of life. Only by growing to a certain standard can we assume the responsibility of the priesthood and be formed into an army. Only then can we be spiritually organized into a people with the Ark as the center, the tabernacle as its enlargement, and everyone kept in order with submission. It is a beautiful picture. Then we will be ready to cross the river Jordan and take possession of the land.
Amen! Saints pray for the growth in life daily.
Auckland, New Zealand
I love the sentiment of this song:
Make this poor self grow less and less,
Be Thou my life and aim;
Oh, make me daily through Thy grace
More meet to bear Thy name.
New Zealand
The only thing that matters in our life is that Christ would grow in us. All the situations and experiences are for us to become Christ's living image.
Auckland, New Zealand
Lord "in Thy bright beams which on me fall, fade every evil thought."
I realise how much I need the Lord's light shine upon my thoughts. Satan deceived Even by injecting evil thought. Today Satan is doing the same. If he can inject his thoughts into a person , he can control the person. And the Lord is transforming us by renewing our mind ( thoughts) ( Roman 12:2). Ow Lord shine upon Your light on my thoughts that I am nothing, Thou are all. I would be daily taught.