Tuesday, March 07, 2006
From Encouragement - Shame
Scotwise's Monday Encouragement was a list of things Jesus has done for me:
It dawns on me that as Christians we are faced with insurmountable debt, but we have no bankruptcy option. We can't repay the debt, but we can't stop trying, for then there is only debtors prison open to us, and that is a place I do not wish to be.
The gospel demands more from us than just agreement.
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- Jesus Gave Himself, No One Took His life. He Gave It For You.
- Jesus Gave His Head, To Wear A Crown of Thorns, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Eyes, To Weep For You.
- Jesus Gave His Shoulders To Bear A Burden, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Cheeks, To Be Smitten, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Tongue, To Pray For You.
- Jesus Gave His Ears, To Hear Your Plea.
- Jesus Gave His Back, To Be Ploughed, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Hands And His Feet, To Be Pierced, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Side, To Pour Out His Blood, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Blood, For The Cleansing, Of You.
- Jesus Gave His Heart, To Be Broken, For You.
- Jesus Gave His Life, As A Ransom, For You.
- Jesus Brought You Out of Death Into Life.
- Jesus Delivered You Out of Bondage Into Freedom.
- Jesus Lifted You Out of Sin Up Into His Righteousness.
- Jesus Took You Out of Poverty And Put You Into His Riches.
- Jesus Brought You Out of Darkness Into Light.
- Jesus Brought You Out of Satan's Family Into God's Own.
John, of course, has scriptural support for each of these points, and concludes with
WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR JESUS?John asks a great question, but I was struck as I read his list of how often I spit on these precious gifts. How much I fail to acknowledge them. I think the first thing I need to do for Jesus is simply remember what He has done for me.
It dawns on me that as Christians we are faced with insurmountable debt, but we have no bankruptcy option. We can't repay the debt, but we can't stop trying, for then there is only debtors prison open to us, and that is a place I do not wish to be.
The gospel demands more from us than just agreement.
Related Tags: gospel, Jesus, gifts, gratitude, response, debt
