I Am a Master of Excuse

This excerpt from the message below moved me to tears...Oh! that this would be my true ambition. Christian contentmentis the direct fruitof having no higher ambitionthan to belong to the Lordand to be entirelyat His disposal. Alistair Begg I am a master of excuse and pious coquetryI fit finely inside replies of I and my and meI am far, far too readily induced to compensateFor second miles I’d rather not suffer; the cost too greatI rise to meet the day and pray, then forget easilyThat I can do all I can do through Christ who strengthens me For when I repent and believe I am ‘mine own’ no moreBut ought to be devoted to the Saviour I adoreAnd ought to be, with every gifted breath and day, contentBecause by grace I have been saved; the temple veil is rentAnd I, invited to boldly approach the throne of graceWill receive grace and mercy to supply each need I face I am a wretch; yet Christ loves with an everlasting loveBy His divine power He fits me for Heaven aboveTherefore I have no boast but this; the blood of Jesus ChristWho broke the curse of sin and death through Himself, sacrificedFor I, a master of excuse, who forgets easilyThat I can do all I can do through Christ who strengthens me © Janet Martin Gal.2:20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Phil.4:13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Rom.7:24-25O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?  I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!