I got to hear my buddy BT speak this weekend. Two things really spoke to me from this message. The first is the verse, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15. The second was the lyrics he quoted from, from the song the “Wonderful Cross.”
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 cor 5:14-15
I think a lot of people believe that when they are saved, that’s it, we just wait around until we die and float up to heaven. The truth is that life begins when we believe. The song the Wonderful Cross sums it up life very well…
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride
See from his head, his hands, his feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did ever such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown
O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live
O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
All who gather here by grace draw near and bless
Your name
Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all
When I survey the wonderful cross, I realize how far I miss the mark. Jesus’ love is so amazing, it demands my all, yet my life doesn’t really reflect this…
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