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- For This I Have Jesus
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- Many years ago in a small church in Ireland a message was given in which the
- minister said that Jesus' words "Abide in me, and I in you," mean to simply
- say in every circumstance, "For this I Have Jesus," and Jesus will say,
- "For This You Have Me."
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- While he was speaking, a telegram was delivered to the young pianist. It
- read: "Mother very ill, take first train home."
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- At the conclusion of the message she shared the telegram with us, and she
- added: "I have never traveled alone, but, 'For This I Have Jesus.' I must take
- a midnight train, but, 'For This I Have Jesus.' I must cross the channel and
- make connections on the other side, but, 'For This I Have Jesus.' Then I take
- a long train trip to the south of England, but 'For This,' and all the
- suspense along the way, 'I Have Jesus'." As she spoke these words, we saw the
- Light of Heaven upon her face.
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- Several weeks later a letter came from her which was a song of praise. She
- wrote, "As I traveled that long sorrowful journey, I continued to say, 'For
- This I Have Jesus,' and He answered, 'For This You Have Me.'
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- "As I reached home my sister fell sobbing on my shoulder saying, 'Oh, if you
- had come ten minutes sooner you would have seen Mother who so
- longed to see you.' Instantly I looked up and said, 'For This I Have Jesus,'
- and He came between me and my sorrow, and vain regrets had no power over me.
- We had never had a death or funeral in our family, and they all depended on me
- for every decision. Acknowledging my ignorance I said softly, 'For This I Have
- Jesus', and He gave me His wisdom for every detail. There was also His perfect
- peace for all legal matters that needed attention.
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- "Now life has become joyous and victorious as in every circumstance I continue
- to say, 'For This I Have Jesus'."
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- Christian Reader, What is the circumstance in your life today that is beyond
- your control? Is it sorrow, sickness, suffering, fear, unsaved relatives,
- disappointment, discouragement, guidance, finances, misunderstanding, or
- another trial? You, also, can look into His face and say, "For This I Have
- Jesus," and He will say, "For This You Have Me."
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- Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say
- unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If
- then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is
- cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
- Luke 12:27, 28.
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