The Gospel Is All I Have
The gospel is all I have. The gospel is all I have.
No well-kept, presentable life to display;
The gospel is all I have.
The gospel is all I have. The gospel is all I have.
No courage, no virtuous, bold use of faith;
The gospel is all I have.
Well, the Lord God Almighty leapt down from the sky,
And He made himself nothing and served till he died,
So that I, just a beggar, at the Judgement might cry,
"The gospel is all I have!"
The gospel is all I have. The gospel is all I have.
No merit to offer. No excuses to make.
The gospel is all I have.
Well, the Lord God Almighty leapt down from the sky,
And he made himself nothing and served till he died,
So that I, just a beggar, at the Judgement might cry,
"The gospel is all I have!"
The gospel is all I have. The gospel is all I have.
No clever, persuasive words I could say.
No debt I could work off. No bribe I could pay.
No goodness. No promise of love that won't fade.
The gospel is all I have. The gospel is all I have.
And I was reminded again that when I see the Lord after my short stint on this Earth, I will have nothing to lean on, save...the Gospel. And as we were singing, I imagined myself standing there. Before God. Empty handed. With nothing, nothing, nothing worthy enough to save myself. And I couldn't help but get teary.
Tears because I felt so unworthy to be in His presence.
Tears because then I imagined God ACCEPTING me, and me being allowed to stay with Him.
Tears because this wasn't just my imagination. It's reality. He DOES accept me! Amazing grace!
Tears as I write this, because the Gospel is good news no matter how many times you've heard it or how long you've believed it. It's GOOD NEWS!
"But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God's judgment. For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by His life. So now we can rejoice in what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God." (!!!!!!!!!) Romans 5:8-11
Friends of God!
"He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirt upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did." Titus 3:5-6
The Gospel is good news because it is a gift of God, not something that must be earned by penance or by self-improvement.
That is such a relief to me.
Oh that our strivings would cease! Oh that we would accept what He is offering to us! Friendship with Him! - not a pretty mask to wear. Real, genuine, relationship with the Creator of Universe!
"But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God's judgment. For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by His life. So now we can rejoice in what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God." (!!!!!!!!!) Romans 5:8-11
Friends of God!
"He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirt upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did." Titus 3:5-6
The Gospel is good news because it is a gift of God, not something that must be earned by penance or by self-improvement.
That is such a relief to me.
Oh that our strivings would cease! Oh that we would accept what He is offering to us! Friendship with Him! - not a pretty mask to wear. Real, genuine, relationship with the Creator of Universe!
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