I am nothing! Only Christ in me is worthy to be praised! But to Him I praise as well; and boast, for He is worthy! The compliment one can give to another in Christ is that He has died to the right to himself and has become fully dependent in Christ Jesus as Lord. (Gal 2:20). And in that line of thinking - I thank you! ... But praise God; for it is Christ who has got me there and keeps me there!
Consecrating natural gifts is popular but a snare."I have the gift of a voice and I will consecrate it to God and sing; always and only for my King." If a man or woman is devoted to God, they can sing anything with the blessing of God; but if they are not right they may sing, "Take my Life," and serve the devil in doing it.
It is not the external things that tell, but our ruling disposition. There is no indication in God's Word that we should consecrate natural gifts, although we find many such indications in hymns and Contemporary Christian songs. The only thing we can consecrate is our bodies. If we consecrate them to God, He takes them.
https://youtu.be/07VrhAe-oz4
Consecrating natural gifts is popular but a snare."I have the gift of a voice and I will consecrate it to God and sing; always and only for my King." If a man or woman is devoted to God, they can sing anything with the blessing of God; but if they are not right they may sing, "Take my Life," and serve the devil in doing it.
It is not the external things that tell, but our ruling disposition. There is no indication in God's Word that we should consecrate natural gifts, although we find many such indications in hymns and Contemporary Christian songs. The only thing we can consecrate is our bodies. If we consecrate them to God, He takes them.
https://youtu.be/07VrhAe-oz4
Not my fault, I am only trying to "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."