A solemn dedication of ourselves or our relationship to the Lord was once commonplace in earlier times — but it is far from common today.

Jon Jorgenson “is an author, speaker, and spoken word poet whose YouTube videos have been viewed by more than 15 million people,” as he describes himself on his YouTube page — and this Chicago native takes on this topic of dedication to God in his compelling and most recent video.

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“A Day in the Word is a weekly YouTube Bible study for youth and people of all ages. In today’s episode on Nehemiah 12, Jon talks about the importance of dedicating everything in our lives to God as Christians,” reads this video’s description.

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Check out this “virtual” Bible study, below:

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