Today we celebrate Easter. A celebration of the truth that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, conquering death and the consequences of sin; so that, we might walk for eternity with Him. That is, all who believe and accept this Gracious gift so freely given. Our Glorious King is Risen Indeed. The Glory of God never shone so bright as Jesus willingly took upon Himself our sin and shame, as I pointed out in the last post. Yet, the story did not end there. It only began as a new day, a new covenant by which sinful man can be forgiven by faith; because of God’s grace. For Jesus Christ on the third day rose from the grave, victorious over sin and death. In Christ, we have new life! I wrote this poem yesterday to express that truth.
My Glorious King
By Effie Darlene Barba
My Sovereign Lord and King
Who joins me in my suffering
He’s ever present at my side
That in His joy I might abide
My Glorious King hung on a cross
And never thought about His loss
By reason of His love for me
He paid my price, my penalty
So, willingly He left His throne
That I might never be alone
And when this life brings pain and tears
He’s there to quiet all my fears
He took upon Himself my strife
To give to me eternal life
He cloaked me in His righteousness
That I might know His love and bliss
And on that cross His Glory shone
And ne’er a victim, did bemoan
His fate He chose with open arms
To free me from my own sin’s harms
He rose again, oh Glorious Day
To bring me life and light the way
That ever present I might be
Wrapped in His love eternally
And thus, it is, I love Him so
That willingly I to must go
Where ever He would bid me to
For He is all that I pursue
He is the treasure that I seek
The strength I need, for I am weak
He is the love my heart desires
The only one my soul requires
Ephesians 2: (AMP)
And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God]. 3 Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [a]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
4 But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment). 6 And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus, 7 [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; 9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]. 10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
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