Tuesday, March 30, 2010

 

THE POWER OF THE CROSS (Kevin Kristyn Getty)

Oh to see the dawn of the darkest day
Christ on the road to Calvary
Tried by sinful men, torn and beaten then
Nailed to a cross of wood
This the power of the cross
Christ became sin for us
Took the blame, bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross
Oh to see the pain written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin
Every bitter thought, every evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow
Now the daylight flees, now the ground beneath
Quakes as its maker bows his head
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life
‘Finished!’ the victory cry.
Oh to see my name written in the wound
For through Your suffering I am free
Death is crushed to death, life is mine to live
Won through Your selfless love
This the power of the cross
Son of God slain for us
What a life, what a cost
We stand forgiven at the cross

We are beginning the week that we celebrate the Cross.  This the power of the Cross.  There is power in that Old Rugged Cross.  Thank You, Lord Jesus.  Thank you.  We stand forgiven at the Cross.  My heart is broken with thoughts of the Cross and the great price that You paid for mankind.  You were the only perfect Lamb that ever lived.  You were only good.  You were God (the perfect one) in flesh. 

I saw a video yesterday from the Temptation of Christ.  My heart was moved with compassion as they depicted Your final moments.  I watched as Your disciples were devastated as their Savior was being killed.  I watched as You died and the whole earth shook.  I watched as the same soldiers that abused Your body stood in amazement as the whole earth groaned.  I could see in their faces “This was truly the Son of God”.  My heart leaped within me as I thought of the Power of that Cross and the victory that I have because of God’s Power on that Cross.  I wasn’t actually there in body, but my Spirit was alive and touching deep places in my soul as I watched the video.  To think that the God of the Universe would take all our sins on that Cross.  He became sin for us.  He took the blame and we stand forgiven At The Cross.

I am touched with the rejection that I see on the faces of those who don’t know You.  I see the hatred and scorn that they have toward the Cross.  How sad!!!  How the enemy has deceived them.  You are reaching out to them, You love them and yet their eyes are covered and they can’t see the truth.  Satan has blinded them.  Father, today I pray that Your Holy Spirit would open their eyes.  I pray that they can experience the Power of the Cross.  I ask You to show Your children the Power of the Cross.  Yes, we can.  Satan is a defeated liar.  The Cross.  The Cross.  Your power at work in our lives.  That same power that shook the earth can shake destruction from our lives.  Even though my heart is crushed as I look at the Cross, I am

Reaching up to a risen Lord,

Mary Ann