My joy for writing is perhaps displayed best when I can expand the styles in which I present my various muses. I decided to switch things up just a bit and present my thought for tonight through poetry. I was listening to a message the other day about God's abounding Grace and Mercy-both which are undeserved and impossible to earn! Sometimes, as Believers, we needlessly stress ourselves out trying to "earn" God's approval, love, and blessings. In case we've forgotten, WE CAN'T. Jesus would not have come to Earth, shared His ministry, suffered, and died on the cross. But! He did! Yet, even though we know this "intellectually," our hearts struggle to connect with this absolute TRUTH! Jesus' sacrifice is a GIFT. You don't earn your Birthday or Christmas gifts, and you don't deny receiving them! So why! WHY!!! Why then, can we not freely and readily accept the ultimate gift of ETERNAL LIFE!! Think about it, pray, and meet God in His Holy Place. Draw near to His Love and Tenderness. You don't have to be perfect-frankly you can't despite how hard you try. So give up trying to be something you're not. Let God IN, let God LOVE, and let God HEAL!!! Ephesians 2:8-9 says it best, " For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."
Worthy I am NOT!
Worthy I am not of your love!
In my broken spirit I cry out,
Jesus take this cup from me!
My sin is what nailed you to that Tree,
Your love is what let you die for me!
Your loved poured out in tears and blood,
Washing my sin in a cleansing flood!
Worthy I am not of you love!
Ashamed I run far from you.
Knowing not else what to do!
Like a lover, you relentlessly pursue,
To bring me back to you!
Prone to wander and leave the one of love,
You knowingly watch from above!
Worthy I am not of your love!
Determined to win my heart through gentle grace,
You teach me how run life’s lengthy race!
When the day comes and my life is o’er,
You guide me safely to the Golden Shore!
My tears are dried, my pain is gone,
And I am filled with heaven’s song!
<3 TKH
Take comfort in knowing the battle called life has already been fought and won for you! "JESUS paid it ALL, ALL to HIM I owe. SIN had left a crimson stain, HE washed it WHITE AS SNOW!"
God Bless! <3