The Power of the Cross
April 5, 2015The Power of the Cross
Oh, to see the dawn
Of the darkest day:
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men,
Torn and beaten, then
Nailed to a cross of wood.
This, the power of the cross:
Christ became sin for us,
Took the blame, bore the wrath:
We stand forgiven at the cross.
Oh, to see the pain
Written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin;
Every bitter thought,
Every evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.
Now the daylight flees,
Now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two,
Dead are raised to life;
‘Finished!’ the victory cry.
Celebrating “Empty”
April 20, 2014We do not always celebrate “empty”. An empty gas tank, an empty wallet, empty talk, empty promises, an empty crème filled donut, an empty cookie jar, an empty stomach when it’s time to take medicine, an empty bank account, an empty ATM machine when we need cash.
Yet there are two things at least that we can celebrate because they are empty. The first reality is that the Cross is empty. And the second reality is that the tomb is empty. As believing Christians, we celebrate that Jesus did not stay upon the Cross, but instead, He was buried and on the…