By Kristen Entwistle

When I began writing the ALL study, I wasn’t quite sure where it would take me.  What Scriptures would come alive in a new way, what songs would take on new meaning, and what God would teach me through this study.

I knew what the concept of all meant when I started this study.  It’s a pretty basic English word, really.  Just three simple letters that, when strung together, make up an impossible task.

Impossible, that is, without Christ. 

It’s amazing, really, how much this concept comes up in Scripture.

Philippians 4:13: I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength.

Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In ALL your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Ephesians 6:18: And pray in the Spirit on ALL occasions with ALL kinds of prayers and requests.  With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying ro ALL the Lord’s people.

Colossians 3:17: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Colossians 3:23-21: Whatever you do, work at it with ALL your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.  It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Romans 8:28: And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

2 Corinthians 9:8: And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in ALL things at ALL tines, having ALL that you need, you will abound in every good work.

1 Peter 5:7: Cast ALL your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

There are plenty more verses that I could mention that compel us to live ALL our lives for Christ – every aspect of them.  It’s a tall order, a tough task with Christ.  But it’s what we are called to.  It’s part of what we are here for.

And when we live ALL of our lives for Christ, people will take notice. 

They will begin to ask why we live differently.  They will begin to wonder why we have so much joy in the midst of struggle and hardship.  And our lives will point to the cross, the reason for our hope, the author of our faith, and the sacrifice He paid for us: ALL of His life.

Jesus paid it ALL, ALL to Him I owe. 

Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.  In Him we live and move and have our being, in Him we are made children of God, holy and blameless in His sight.  Oh, what a gift His grace is to us, what matchless love we have been shown.

Earnestly seek Him ALL of your days.  Love because He first loved us.  Be salt and light in this dark world, and strive to live ALL of your life for Him.  May He continue to shine through you so that others may see you and know the One who sent you. 

Now to Him who is able to do far more than all that we ask or imagine, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.  Amen.  (Ephesians 3:20-21)

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