ONLY 50 WORDS!!!!

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
This is the second of the hymns of Isaac Watts (1674-1748) that we are reviewing.  Watts had the unique ability to pour deep meaning into short phrases and wed those phrases to music for ease of memory and learning.
We can imagine Watts sitting and contemplating the work of Christ on the cross.  Often sickly and in poor health, he would have had plenty of time to think deeply about these things.  And we see here that the work of Christ ultimately demands a response from us.  We are charmed by many distractions, and although Watts was not thinking of cell phones or the internet, in our day and time we would find our focus in vain when we are distracted away from the things of Christ.
Do you find yourself distracted by your phone, email, entertainment, sports, etc.?  Do you take the time to reflect on those things that “charm me most” and what it might mean to “sacrifice them to His blood”?