In Christ alone

Our Daily Bread
While listening to a new batch of contemporary Christian songs, I heard In Christ Alone by Brian Littrell (see lyrics below in the Simply Saturday section).  Wow!

I feel this song expresses what the author of the devotion and what Paul express.  No matter what successes we have in life, all glory and praise should go to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for his power and grace to accomplish these things.  I think it is a little easier for me to think that way after all the health issues I have been through in my life. It is by the Grace of God that I live and breathe.  Praise God!

Lord, please help us love you and praise you with our hearts... and our lives!

Simply Saturday

In Christ Alone (as sung by Brian Littrell) [video]
In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I've been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I'll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal to the grace by which I stand

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

In Christ alone do I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
For only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness to my need
And now I seek no greater honor in just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses to the glory of my Lord

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone
[ These are In Christ Alone Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Romans 15:13