Jesus Paid It All

"I hear the Savior say, 'Thy strength indeed is small. Child of weakness, watch and pray; find in Me thine all in all."

This one simple verse in the hymn caught my attention yesterday during Freshley. And I just found new interest in it again a couple minutes ago. Pay close attention to the words and how they are said.

"I hear the Savior say, 'Thy strength indeed is small.'" The word indeed makes it sound like the "child of weakness" already knows that he/she is weak; Jesus is confirming that truth and emphasizing just how true it is—how incredibly weaker we are than we can even imagine. But the verse goes on: "'Child of weakness, watch and pray.'" To me, this line sounds like Jesus is saying, "Pray; then sit back, relax, and enjoy the show." "'Find in Me thine all in all.'" Because we know we are weak—and only God knows just how weak we really are—Jesus says, "You can't handle it, but I can. Let Me take care of everything for You. I've got it covered."

"Jesus paid it all; all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain—He washed it white as snow." Jesus did the impossible: He eliminated all record of sin in our lives. If He can handle what's out of our reach, I'm pretty sure He can handle anything within our abilities as well. So, all you lowly and weak, watch and be amazed. He's got your back.