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Amazing Love
I’m forgiven because You were forsaken, I’m accepted, You
were condemned.
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me, Because You
died and rose again.
Amazing love, How can it be That You, my King, should die
for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true. It’s my joy to honor You, In
all I do, I honor You.
[Chris Tomlin]
We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the
other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done
for them.” Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us!
What joy! [Psalm 126: 2 – 3]
he Lord has done marvelous things and will continue to do
amazing things for us throughout our lives and beyond. The
ultimate act of unconditional love was found when God sent
His only Son to die for us. Wouldn’t that be the ultimate
sacrifice for each of us as well, to give our life for
someone else? Jesus said, “There is no greater love than to
lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) Yet
when we are faced with such a decision how many of us would
turn our backs. Peter did. The night our Lord was betrayed
and arrested Peter said he was ready to lay down his life
for Jesus. Instead he ran and hid. And as we know, Peter
was forgiven, and so are we.
A story circulated many years ago regarding a little girl
who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from
her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the
same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to
combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother,
and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood
to his sister. He pondered for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her
life."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his
sister and smiled seeing the color returning to her cheeks.
Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at
the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start
to die right away?”
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he
thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his
blood.
This young boy was willing to offer the ultimate
unconditional sacrifice. Would we do the same? Most of us
will never be faced with such a decision but we are faced
with many others every day. Do we sacrifice our time to
help someone in need? Do we sacrifice our hard earned money
to pay for a hotel room for someone who needs shelter?
Groceries, clothes, doctor’s appointments, the list goes on
and on. When we give of ourselves to help someone in need,
we are giving directly to Jesus. (Matthew 25:40) Remember
there is a world of difference between “I’ll do it” and
"I’ll think about it!” “Amazing love, how can it be, that
You my King should die for me.”
-r
anderson
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