You were about Your Father's Mission,
A mission of Love and Justice,
A mission of Reconciliation.
A relationship broken by sin,
You came and restored.
You demonstrated the Father's heart of love,
For a world marred with sin and shame.
An Innocent One crucified!
You willingly gave your life on the cross,
As an atoning sacrifice and paid the price.
You were denied, betrayed,rejected, abandoned,
By Your own for whom You came cause of love.
They shouted "Crucify! Crucify!"
Love responded "Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
You died and You rose and visited those who denied You,
You met them in love and forgiveness.
Even as my flesh is crucified with Yours,
And You live in me,
May I behold Your love You demonstrated,
On the cross.
A love You poured out so lavishly and willingly,
A love that was necessary to restore the broken and fallen world.
Help me live that love as I walk the earth,
Even when denied, rejected and broken by those who pledged love and faithfulness to me.
As my flesh shouts for justice and vengeance,
May I die to these desires of the flesh ,
And may Your love and Your Spirit abide in me.
May I constantly look at the Cross,
Love that cried mercy and forgiveness when crucified.
May Your love and Spirit compel me to cry mercy and forgiveness,
For those unfaithful and undeserving,
And those who crucify me.
Empower me by Your grace to meet my perpetrators with love and forgiveness,
As Your Amazing Grace did for me!
I believe that there is a God who is good and He created us with purpose. He loved us so much that He was compelled by love to create children in His image who are good, filled with love and compassion. We were created for love and to go beyond our SELF. I am convinced of this, though I fail daily. When I was younger, someone very dear to me failed in a relationship and my little heart was broken. When I saw the person suffer the consequence I believed that they deserved it. As a kid I was unaware of my self righteousness. Time flew and when I grew up, I failed in a relationship. I was torn with condemnation, guilt, shame and judgement. This time I failed. I just couldn't take the weight of it and made a confession to a friend. I was so disappointed that I didn't see hope. My friend graciously explained that God is merciful. When you truly repent He forgives. I have always believed in God. As a child I wrote letters to Him mainly out of frustration about my situatio...
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