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BLESSED ASSURANCE
Blessed
assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a
foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of
salvation, purchase of God,
born of his
Spirit, washed in his blood.
Refrain
This is my
story, this is my song,
praising my
Savior, all the day long:
this is my
story, this is my song,
praising my
Savior all the day long.
Perfect
submission, perfect delight,
visions of
rapture now burst on my sight;
angels
descending bring from above
echoes of
mercy, whispers of love. (Refrain)
Perfect
submission, all is at rest;
I in my Savior
am happy and blest,
watching and
waiting, looking above,
filled with
his goodness, lost in his love. (Refrain)
Text: Fanny J.
Crosby, 1820-1915
I have been a
Lutheran all my life and have come to rely on assurances:
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Just as I am sure Jell-O salad will be served at our next
congregational dinner, I am assured
of God’s love for all of us. Just as I am sure Jell-O salad will be served at our next
congregational dinner, I am assured
of God’s love for all of us.
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Just as I am sure
all verses of a Lutheran hymn will be
sung, I am assured
of God’s promise of forgiveness through Jesus’ death on the cross.
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Just as I am sure doughnuts and coffee will be served
at Sunday fellowship hour,
I am assured
of eternal life in heaven if I believe in God.
These assurances
comfort me when my world is chaotic and confusing. These blessed
assurances help me focus on what God has planned for me, so I can
get back on track to deal with life. These assurances can be some
of the examples we use to spread the good news of God’s love to
those who haven’t heard his story yet. These blessed assurances
can remind us of the paradise that awaits us in heaven when one
day our life on earth is done.
Dear Lord, thank
you for the blessed assurance that you are always with us whenever
our world is turned upside down. I pray that you send us out this
Lenten season to share the story of Jesus’ death on the cross and
glorious resurrection!
Sheryl Johnson
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