Complete in Christ

Complete in Thee! No work of mine may take, dear Lord, the place of Thine; Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, and I am now complete in Thee.

Yea, justified! O blessed thought! And sanctified, salvation wrought! Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, and glorified, I too, shall be!

Complete in Thee, no more shall sin – Thy grace hath conquered – reign within; Thy voice shall bid the tempter flee, and I shall stand complete in Thee.

Complete in Thee—each want supplied, and no good thing to me denied; since Thou my portion, Lord, wilt be, I ask no more, complete in Thee.

Dear Savior, when before Thy bar all tribes and tongues assembled are, among Thy chosen will I be, at Thy right hand—complete in Thee!
-- "Complete in Thee" by Aaron R. Wolfe, Refrain by James M. Gray

We search for so many completers... wealth, fame, friends, a spouse, a baby, success... the list goes on and on. Why do we search for temporal satisfaction? Why do I yearn for more when Christ is all I need? "Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, and I am now complete in Thee."

Complete in Christ -- my Savior, my All in All, my Shepherd, my King -- how can I ask for more? Why do I chase after the cares of this world? Lord, let me rest -- complete in Thee.

Lord, I lift my voice and thank You. "Dear Savior, when before Thy bar all tribes and tongues assembled are, among Thy chosen will I be, at Thy right hand - complete in Thee!" Thank You for saving me! Thank You for rescuing me from my sin, my deceitful heart, my eternal punishment. "Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, and glorified I too shall be."

Grace in Despair

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.
- from "Before the Throne of God Above" by Charitie Bancroft

How many times have I allowed Satan the victory twofold in my life? Not only do I sin, but I also despair when I recall the sin. This song reminds me of the victory that I have in Jesus Christ. Oh, how I need to lift my eyes!!! Look upward; see Christ's sacrifice! Because of Him, my soul is pardoned. What a blessed thought!