“For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whosoever believes in Him, will not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
CRUCIFIED
We walked with him
and talked with him
even dined at his right hand;
we stood in awe
at the miracles we saw
trying so hard to understand.
He spoke like a prophet
yet so humble and kind
he taught us the Scriptures
even seemed to read our minds.
But now here we stand
at the foot of a cross
our master, our teacher
feeling such grief and loss
as he hangs in the balance
between heaven and hell
is this what he kept trying to tell?
Crucified. Why? What did he do?
Days ago the crowds shouted,
“Hosanna to our king!”
Now they mock him
stripping off his dignity.
Here I stand weeping
over the death of my master
and the choices I made
that lead to this disaster.
If I hadn’t denied him
maybe then he’d be free
instead there he hangs
all because of me.
I wonder now what will happen
how can I live
knowing I nailed him
to that tree with my sins?
My knees they have buckled
I can stand no longer
but somehow kneeling in his shadow
my heart begins to feel stronger.
Daring to peek into his face
he looks down at me with the tenderest gaze
Then
in that moment of dark sadness
before his last breath
I knew deep inside of my breast
forgiveness I’ve never known could exist.
Just as they pull a spear from his side
tears gush forth washing me of my pride;
his blood pours forth onto the ground
trickles its way to where I kneel down.
Not sure I can explain it
Not sure I will ever understand how
but that blood beneath me
has brought peace to me now.
~Marcie Bridges
©9 April 2017
You, too, can have this peace within you. Romans 10:9-10 tells us:
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
There are no fancy prayers to pray. No right words to say. All you need to do is confess your sins to Jesus, believe He is your Savior, and confess to Him your need of Him in your heart, and you will be saved. And the peace you will receive will be like nothing you’ve ever known.
I pray this Easter you will hear the truth of Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection, and your heart will be stirred to salvation.
From My Heart to Yours,
Marcie
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