ALL FOR JESUS                  

BY THE REV. W. GLUYAS PASCOE

SAILORS, as a rule, run up their colours on lines easily worked, so that they may be taken down at pleasure. We have, however, heard of bold seamen, who in times of danger have nailed their Sovereign's colours to the masthead, and cut away the lines. Some enemy might call on them to surrender and to pull down that flag, but such a humiliation could then never occur. The flag might be riddled with shot, the mast might be shot away, but so long as that mast stood in its place, the flag would tell to whom that vessel belonged.

We want every Christian to run up to the masthead of lift, a streamer with "All for Jesus" on it. We have no power or possession that we can righteously call our own. He owns the whole of what we call ours; and He makes a most reasonable request when He asks that, without reserve or qualification, we yield ourselves unto Him. These hands to work for Him; these feet to walk for Him; this brain to think for Him; this tongue to speak for Him; these eyes to see for Him. Yes, All for Jesus! 

Peter the Great was so blindly obeyed by his soldiers, that on one occasion, merely to show his absolute power over them, he said to a private who stood by his side on the top of a tower, whilst he pointed outward, "Leap!" The poor fellow saluted his sovereign, leaped, and was dashed to atoms. 

The French soldiers were so devoted to Napoleon, that every man in his army was ready to lay down his life for his sake. With them it was all for Peter, or all for Napoleon. But shall they be more devoted to their earthly sovereigns than we to our heavenly Lord?

 All for Jesus! All for Jesus! He will lead us to battle, but to no defeat. His bloodless battles heal wounds instead of making them, bind up hearts instead of breaking them, save men instead of destroying them. 

All for Jesus! He has redeemed us to God by His blood; He is living to save us to the uttermost; He deserves more than all we can give. 

All for Jesus! All for Jesus!