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Thursday,
March 21, 2024
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"I
Must Tell
Jesus"
Message
summary:
What
a blessing
that we can
cast all our
cares on the
Lord and have
an assurance
that He cares
for us. He
ever loves and
cares for His
own!
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).
In yesterday's message we shared about meeting Mike, a man who lives at the Lebanon Rescue Mission and is seeking to stay on the right path, an aspiration for all of us. In the message we quoted from a song the lines, "O how the world to evil allures me, O how my heart is tempted to sin" from the old hymn, "I Must Tell Jesus".
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).
In yesterday's message we shared about meeting Mike, a man who lives at the Lebanon Rescue Mission and is seeking to stay on the right path, an aspiration for all of us. In the message we quoted from a song the lines, "O how the world to evil allures me, O how my heart is tempted to sin" from the old hymn, "I Must Tell Jesus".
Ethan
Levengood is a
local reader
and chaplain
at United Zion
retirement
home who grew
up in Lebanon
County. After
reading our
message he
pointed out
this beloved
hymn, "I Must
Tell Jesus"
has its
origins in
Lebanon
County.
The
author of the
hymn, Elisha
Hoffman, was
born in 1839
in a little
town called
Orwigsburg in
Schuylkill
County, PA
(north of
Lebanon
County). He
became a
minister and
prolific
songwriter and
many of us
have been
blessed by his
songs such as
"Leaning
On The
Everlasting
Arms", "Are
You Washed in
the Blood"
and many
others.Hoffman
pastored a
church in
Lebanon and
when he was
not working in
his study, he
could often be
found chatting
with poor
people in the
homes "across
the tracks".
In fact, we
pass over
these very
same tracks
every week and
this last
Tuesday we
waited for a
very long
freight train!
One
day, in 1894,
he visited the
home of a
parishioner in
the hills
outside of
town. Sorrow
and affliction
were frequent
visitors
there. He
found a woman
in the depths
of mental
anguish.
He
counseled with
her and quoted
verses from
the Bible,
which he
thought would
console her.
However, she
seemed to be
unable to rise
above her
distress. He
then suggested
that she could
do nothing
better than to
take all of
her sorrow to
Jesus. "You
must tell
Jesus", he
told her.
A
light broke
across her
face and she
cried, "Yes!
I must tell
Jesus".
And so she
did. After a
period of
prayer, she
rose from her
knees with a
brightness in
her face.
Hoffman left immediately with the words, "I must tell Jesus", ringing in his heart. As soon as he arrived at home, and while still under the influence of this experience, he wrote:
Hoffman left immediately with the words, "I must tell Jesus", ringing in his heart. As soon as he arrived at home, and while still under the influence of this experience, he wrote:
This
song is a
musical
expression of
Peter's short
command in 1
Peter 5:7, "Casting
all your care
upon Him, for
He cares for
you" (1
Peter 5:7).
Perhaps Peter
was alluding
to Psalm 55:22
which states,
"Cast your
burden upon
the LORD and
He will
sustain you;
He will never
allow the
righteous to
be shaken".What a blessing that we can cast all our cares on the Lord with the assurance that He cares for us. Indeed, He ever loves and cares for His own!
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, I must
tell Jesus all
of my
troubles, for
He is a kind,
compassionate
Friend. If I
but ask Him,
He will
deliver, make
of my troubles
quickly an
end. During
times of
trouble and
tribulation;
during times
of sorrow and
care; when
tempted or
lonely Jesus
is there for
me so prompt
me, Father, to
take my
troubles to
him rather
than foolishly
wring my hands
in utter
distress.
Jesus alone is
the One who
can help me
when I go to
Him, by faith,
in prayer.
Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"I
Must Tell
Jesus"
Watch
on YouTube
Canton Junction
(same song we
shared
yesterday!)
"I
Must Tell
Jesus"
Watch
on YouTube
Living
Room Session
from a "Sounds
Like Reign" A
very talented
Plain couple
and very well
done.
Background
store on hymn
in our message
from from
Robert
Morgan's book
"On This Day".
"I
Cast All Of My
Cares Upon
You"
Watch
on YouTube
Steffany
Gretzinger
"Build
My Life"
Watch
on YouTube
Sounds Like
Reign
Yesterday
I (Stephen)
went with my
friend Mark
Pulliam to a
lunch meeting
at Black
Rock Retreat
in southern
Lancaster
County, a
Christian camp
started in
1954, the year
I was born. It
was a
promotional
gourmet lunch
to share with
people about
the camp and
it was a very
good meal! I
was also
blessed to see
the impact the
camp has made
and is making
for the cause
of Christ.
During
the meal I sat
across from
Barry and
Melinda Story,
who have quite
a story. They
met in their
teens at a
church in
Philadelphia
in 1966 and
later Barry
took her to
her high
school prom.
After high
school they
went their
separate ways
with Barry
being drafted
and Melinda
off to
college. Barry
drifted from
the Lord's
ways for a
season of life
while Melinda
stayed active
in her service
for Christ. In
1999 they
reconnected on
a date and
were married
in 2001. Both
are now in
ministry
together as
pastors of
Restored Paths
Ministries in
the
Philadelphia
area. It was a
joy to hear
their story!
Deepak
and Sita Rai
are from
Bhutan and met
as children in
Sunday School.
He is a
chemist and
also serves as
the pastor of
a Nepalese
Church in
Lancaster. I
read that
Bhutan is the
happiest
country on
earth and
this couple
sure
demonstrated
joy.
Following
lunch
yesterday I
took a nearly
30 mile ebike
ride along the
Enola Low
Grade rail
trail with my
friend Mark
through
southern
Lancaster
County from
Quarryville to
the Safe
Harbor trestle
along the
Susquehanna
River. This is
an example of
the scenic
views you see
from the
trail.
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A
view down from
the Martic
Forge trestle
along the Low
Grade rail
trail. When we
started the
ride about
3:30 it was
chilly but
still
pleasant. When
we finished
about 6:30 the
temps had
dropped and
and the heavy
winds picked
up so we were
glad to get
back to our
warm vehicles.
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