kind of a "me" sort of thing. if you know me. i really don't do much half-way. except maybe clean my house. not building or remodeling...just cleaning. it's a struggle. i admit.
but that's not the source of my thought today. today it's the words from it is well with my soul ringing in my heart: "my sin--oh the bliss of this glorious thought--my sin NOT IN PART but THE WHOLE is nailed to the cross and i bear it no more! praise the LORD, praise the LORD oh my soul!!!!" not sure of the commas and hyphens and i am notorious for using them incorrectly...but mercy!! what an excellent thought, comforting truth, redeeming action! all of it. ever last one of my sins was nailed to the cross. not mine anymore. Jesus didn't pick and choose what He would forgive me of. or you. He just forgave. it's true for you too. you bear it no more. well if you do, it's of your own choosing. sometimes we kneel for His forgiveness and still carry the guilt. not so. not necessary. all of it. a - l - l of it.
Jesus was extravagent in His actions. left the glory of heaven...walked among us His very creation, submitting Himself to our lives...then was seperated from God...suffered the ultimate sacrifice. extravagent.
so what does that demand from me? a - l - l of me. if i get excited about it, well, just chalk it up to being forgiven and free. lay it to the account that my past sins don't forge my future. why even my heritage changed. i come from a long line of alcoholics, narcotic addicts, and mental illness...but none of that has a hold of me. do you blame me if i get excited?
if you watch me when i sing, words like that above will get me wound up and animated. they will get you wound up to. if you will let them. did last nite at church. wow. wow. wow. "...and i bear it no more!"
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh my soul. it is well......
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