You Must Tell Jesus

“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” – Psalm 55:22

 

Pastor Elisha Hoffman was the author of more than 2,000 hymns. On the origin of the hymn “I Must Tell Jesus”, Elisha wrote:

“During a pastorate in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, there was a woman to whom God permitted many visitations of sorrow and affliction. Coming to her home one day, I found her much discouraged. She unburdened her heart, concluding with the question, “Brother Hoffman, what shall I do? What shall I do?” I quoted from the word, then added, “You cannot do better than to take all of your sorrows to Jesus. You must tell Jesus.”

For a moment she seemed lost in meditation. Then her eyes lighted as she exclaimed, “Yes, I must tell Jesus.”

As I left her home I had a vision of that joy-illuminated face ... and I heard all along my pathway the echo, “I must tell Jesus ... I must tell Jesus.”

When he got back to his study, Elisha Hoffman quickly penned the words, and soon after the melody. The hymn has become one of the most loved hymns among Christians.

 

No matter where you find yourself today, you must tell Jesus. Today in prayer, praise the Lord that He always loves us and cares for us. 

 

“I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

I cannot bear my burdens alone;

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.” – Elisha Hoffman

 

God’s Word: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

– Matthew 11:28