Recently we have been going through a time of shortages and for us that has been unusual. Some food and home supplies have often been out of stock. Automobiles, furniture and appliances are backordered. And employers are finding it hard to hire employees who are willing to work, so many services have been limited.
But we should never complain because there are millions around the world who are in much worse shape than we are. That is one of the reasons that thousands are trying to gain access through our borders. But we too have homeless and poor who need help.
In fact instead of complaining, we should have hearts full of thanks for all the many blessings that the Lord does provide for us each day. He provides all that we need including our physical and spiritual needs. Our problem is that we often fail to thank Him for that provision. Often we just want more.
And He also provides us with all the guidance, wisdom, strength, presence, and peace that we need for daily living. What more could we want?
Harry Dixon Lowes (1895-1965) studied at Moody Bible Institute, and after extensive training in music he served a number of churches with a ministry of music. From 1939 until his retirement he was a member of the music faculty of Moody Bible Institute. During his life he wrote the lyrics for 1,500 gospel songs, and composed 3,000 tunes.
One day, while listening to a sermon on the subject of Christ's atonement entitled "Blessed Redeemer," Lowes was inspired to compose this tune. He then sent the melody with the suggested title to Avis Christiansen (1895-1985), a friend for many years, asking her to write the text. She did it and the hymn first appeared in Songs of Redemption, compiled by Marin and Jelks, in 1920, and published by the Baptist Home Mission Board.
It appears that the text was written from the personal experiences of Lowes and Christiansen who both new the truth of finding all that they needed in Jesus. They knew that "Jesus is all this poor world needs today".
Is it your testimony today that "He satisfies, joy He supplies. Life would be worthless without Him. All things in Jesus I find"? If not, trust Jesus and find that indeed He is all that you want and need.
1 Friends all around us are trying to find
What the heart yearns for, by sin undermined;
I have the secret, I know where 'tis found:
Only in Jesus true pleasures abound.
Refrain:
All that I want is in Jesus;
He satisfies, joy He supplies;
Life would be worthless without Him,
All things in Jesus I find.
2 Some carry burdens whose weight has for years
Crushed them with sorrow and blinded with tears;
Yet One stands ready to help them just now,
If they with faith and in penitence bow. (Refrain)
3 No other name thrills the joy-chords within,
And thro' none else is remission of sin;
He knows the pain of the heart sorely tried,
All of its needs will in Him be supplied. (Refrain)
4 Jesus is all this poor world needs today;
Blindly men strive, for sin darkens the way.
O to draw back the grim curtains of night--
One glimpse of Jesus, and all will be bright! (Refrain)
Listen to it here. ALL
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