Recompense is made for the guilty and the shamed
For eternity is gained in the arms of the slain
Oh my soul, praise Him
Training Journal – 4/6/12:
- Current plan: 10-Miler Training
- Today’s session: 6 mile easy run @ 9:40
- Comments: I did 6.59 @ 9:07
Archives For Good Friday
Last Sunday – which was Palm Sunday of course – Pastor John shared a bit about what Jesus did during the first part of the week leading up to His crucifixion, burial, and resurrection.
Sometime, I think we disconnect the events of Jesus’ final week on earth because we don’t always see or have a complete narrative in one place (one must read and associate the recorded stories in the four Gospels.) Jesus and His disciples weren’t just sitting around waiting for Thursday, Friday…or Sunday(!).
I was looking around at lunch and found several Passion Week timelines online, but this one from BibleGateway.com was pretty cool.
I like how it shows the different events, participants, times, places, etc.
(image link @biblegateway.com)
This is an amazing week – why not prayerfully consider and reflect upon all that Christ did, endured, and accomplished each day rather then just one or two!
It’s Tuesday…but Sunday’s comin’!
ps: having written this post and now reflecting on Christ’s week, my post from yesterday seems wimpy and whiny…
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
1 Peter 2:24
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To The Cross
Jason Ingram | Paul Baloche
Where can I go but to the cross
To the cross
For there my shame You have washed away
Where can I go but to the cross
To the cross
For there You gave up Your life for me
You stretched Your arms out wide
I lift my hands up high, to my Savior
You stretched Your arms out wide
I lift my hands up high, to my Savior
So Lord I run to the cross
To the cross
Surrender all to my Savior King
Be my ev’rything
Chains are broken
Shame has fallen
All my sins are gone
Chains are broken
Shame has fallen
All my sins are gone
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“Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness”
Romans 6:13
Good Friday was six weeks ago today – I pray that each day (not just a single Friday each year) would be a profound reminder of what Christ accomplished on that Wonderful Cross (and the following SUNDAY)…a blessed Déjà vu!
I took this picture a few months ago as I was running some errands – I was at a stoplight and it just caught my eye. Now, every time I pass it, one of my favorite Vicky Beeching songs – The Wonder of the Cross – comes to mind.
Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all!
O Gracious Savior,
On this day when You died so long ago for my past, present, and future sins, my heart is thankful, humbled, and in awe. On my “best” day, I am unworthy of such kindness; yet You, who were sinless and perfect, paid the price I should have paid – out of Your love for filthy and imperfect me.
What can I give You in response to such love? What is sufficient to show my gratitude? The greatest I have to offer is me…everything…all of me. So kind Savior, I lay myself at Your feet – broken and filthy – but perfect in Your kind eyes. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to You – for You alone are worthy of my praise and undying affection in response to Your great love.
“Thank You” seems such an inadequate phrase for such unconditional, pure, holy, and (some would say) crazy love…but THANK YOU.
dennis
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