All To Jesus
by
Robert J. Morgan
MY THOUGHTS:I was a little concerned when I first saw that this book was a daily devotional. I've read a lot of devotionals, and most of them left me with a nice, happy feeling at the end of the page but they didn't really do anything to challenge me or increase my faith.
All to Jesus is refreshingly different. Robert Morgan has pulled 365 important verses and has done a lot of research to ensure that his daily writings cause the reader to better understand God, to think about Him in fresh, expanded ways, and to question assumptions. In a couple of short paragraphs he teaches about original word meanings and provides provocative quotations and stories that further understanding.
After reading these devotions, I'll never look at the little word 'all' in the same way again. When God says 'all', we can be sure that he means 'ALL' --- and that word may be the most important one in the verse!
I highly recommend this devotional for those who want to expand their understanding of God and His word. It is great for those of you who aren't satisfied with just reading happy words to send you on your way, but instead seek meaningful concepts that require you to think through your assumptions and act in a way that that reflects your faith.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“Cast all your cares on him.” “Love the Lord with all your heart.” “I can do all things
. . . .” Most would be surprised at how often the word “all” appears in
the Bible—literally thousands of times. And with each description of
God’s comprehensive promises, each reminder of our complete blessing in
Christ, each appeal for our full and total surrender, His reputation
grows larger before our eyes. We see again what He can do. We see again
who we can be.
Based
on the Bible’s sizeable emphasis on this tiny yet powerful word “all,”
best-selling author and pastor Robert J. Morgan has created a remarkable
365-day spiritual growth experience in his new devotional, All to Jesus: A Year of Devotions (B&H Books, October 2012). A choice sampling of the Bible’s most “all”-encompassing statements, All to Jesus
will surround believers each day with inspiring stories, personal
reflections and the encouraging assurance that they are cared for in
ways they never imagined.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robert J. Morgan is a best-selling, Gold Medallion Award-winning author whose over twenty-five books include Then Sings My Soul, The Red Sea Rules, 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart and The Children’s Daily Devotional Bible. A staff writer for Dr. David Jeremiah and Turning Points Magazine,
he has also served as pastor of The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville,
Tennessee, for three decades. Morgan and his wife have three daughters
and ten grandchildren.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
Can you tell us how your new devotional, All to Jesus, came into being?
One
night when I was troubled, I found 1 Peter 5:7, a verse of Scripture I
had known for years: Casting all your care on Him for He cares for you.
The word "all" struck me. I'd never seen it before. The verse would have
been wonderful without it, but its inclusion lifted the promise to
infinity. No burden or problem was beyond the reach of 1 Peter 5:7. I
could cast "ALL" my burdens on Him without limitation. That made me
wonder if there were other verses in the Bible that were similarly
modified with that little adjective and I found over 5000 of them. We
selected 366 "alls" for this book.
What is “the largest little word in all the world” and why do you think so?
Someone
said: "All means all and that's all all means." We often use the word
"omni" to describe God — He is omnipresent, omnipotent and so forth. The
little word "all" is the earthly application of God's omni-qualities.
It takes His infinite nature and shows us what it means to us here and
now. The Lord doesn’t waste words in His Book. In the verses above, the
alls could easily have been left out; yet there they are. Seems it’s one
of God’s favorite words. He used it thousands of times, often in
passages that would have read nicely without it; yet the all maximizes
the meaning to the absolute. It’s the largest little word in the world,
taking already-strong statements and broadening their applications to
virtual infinity, which, after all, is what one would expect from an
omnipotent Father.
How many times is “all” mentioned in the Bible? Why do you believe God uses the word so frequently?
The
word “all” appears in the Bible 5,675 times. God loves to speak in
all-encompassing superlatives because He is eternal and infinite.
According to 2 Corinthians 9:8, He is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.
What are a few of your favorite “all” verses and why?
All things work together for the good of those who love God—Romans 8:28
You have thrown all my sins behind Your back—Isaiah 38:17
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted—Matthew 10:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart—Matthew 22:37
Trust in the Lord with all your heart—Proverbs 3:5-6
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened—Matthew 11:28
Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life—Psalm 23:6 (NIV)
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you—Matthew 6:33
What do you hope readers will take away from their daily readings of All to Jesus?
Each
of these devotions is excerpted from my pulpit ministry and represents
what I believe to be solid exposition of Scripture, sprinkled liberally
with stories, quotes and interesting tidbits of truth. Each reading
calls us to total faith and total obedience, based on the totality of
God’s grace. Because He is our All in All, we can say, “All to Jesus.”
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