Do you ever wonder if you have the “right stuff”—the necessary qualities for a given task or job? When I read novels about the early American pioneers and all they endured to settle the West, I wonder if I would have had the “right stuff” to survive. What kind of pioneer spirit would I have possessed if I lived during that time? When I watch an occasional episode of “The Amazing Race”, I find myself wondering if I could…
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Jesus paid a debt He did not owe because we owed a debt we could not pay
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
The 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.