Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where thou hast died
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To thy precious bleeding side
Let these beautiful words of Fanny Crossby resonate through our heart, mind and soul this morning as we look upon the face of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Unless our spiritual eyes are opened to take a glimpse at the bleeding Savior on the cross of Calvary, we cannot have an overcoming Christian life. The Cross is the origin of everything that God has prepared for those who love Him and are chosen according to His own purpose.
It is at that rugged cross that the Almighty God chose to put an end to the wretched bondage of sin over us. This is the reason in our Christian lives, we should always have our minds set on the sacrificial love offered by Jesus at the cross. The Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1: 23 that "We preach Christ crucified which is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the gentiles".
While the Jews demanded signs and wonders, the Greeks sought after human wisdom for relating with God. We should understand that God chose a cruel thing like cross to bring salvation to us and it is beyond the reach of human wisdom. Many of those in Jesus's days could not accept the fact that He should die on a cross to redeem mankind. It seemed like utter foolishness to them whose mind was full of theology and doctrines, the so called learned people of Christ's time.
We can see the same happening today all around us in Christendom. Preachers thrive well with their wizardry of words, calming people with mesmerising music and blindfolding them with the so called manifestation of power and miracles. If you discern carefully, this is what Apostle Paul calls as human wisdom and he was strongly opposing it.
It is wise to preach the gospel in its plain and simple form rather than packing it up in a nice and wonderful way for everyone to accept. Christ never pleased anyone and in fact he made more enemies when He preached the unadulterated gospel in all its power and so did the disciples and apostles.
Unless, we see the power of the sacrifice of Christ in the cross, it is very difficult to understand anything else in Christianity as everything right from the beginning were pointing to that moment in that cruel cross which Jesus had to endure according to the soverign plan of God. It is the ultimate manifestation of the love of God to save crooks and sinners like you and me. Realizing our filth in the context of God's love is what can cleanse our wounded soul and reignite it to live for God.
If you haven't experienced the love of Calvary in its fullest form so far, I request you to soak in it today by welcoming Christ to come back into your hearts and rule your all. God bless you.
To the cross where thou hast died
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To thy precious bleeding side
Let these beautiful words of Fanny Crossby resonate through our heart, mind and soul this morning as we look upon the face of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Unless our spiritual eyes are opened to take a glimpse at the bleeding Savior on the cross of Calvary, we cannot have an overcoming Christian life. The Cross is the origin of everything that God has prepared for those who love Him and are chosen according to His own purpose.
It is at that rugged cross that the Almighty God chose to put an end to the wretched bondage of sin over us. This is the reason in our Christian lives, we should always have our minds set on the sacrificial love offered by Jesus at the cross. The Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1: 23 that "We preach Christ crucified which is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the gentiles".
While the Jews demanded signs and wonders, the Greeks sought after human wisdom for relating with God. We should understand that God chose a cruel thing like cross to bring salvation to us and it is beyond the reach of human wisdom. Many of those in Jesus's days could not accept the fact that He should die on a cross to redeem mankind. It seemed like utter foolishness to them whose mind was full of theology and doctrines, the so called learned people of Christ's time.
We can see the same happening today all around us in Christendom. Preachers thrive well with their wizardry of words, calming people with mesmerising music and blindfolding them with the so called manifestation of power and miracles. If you discern carefully, this is what Apostle Paul calls as human wisdom and he was strongly opposing it.
It is wise to preach the gospel in its plain and simple form rather than packing it up in a nice and wonderful way for everyone to accept. Christ never pleased anyone and in fact he made more enemies when He preached the unadulterated gospel in all its power and so did the disciples and apostles.
Unless, we see the power of the sacrifice of Christ in the cross, it is very difficult to understand anything else in Christianity as everything right from the beginning were pointing to that moment in that cruel cross which Jesus had to endure according to the soverign plan of God. It is the ultimate manifestation of the love of God to save crooks and sinners like you and me. Realizing our filth in the context of God's love is what can cleanse our wounded soul and reignite it to live for God.
If you haven't experienced the love of Calvary in its fullest form so far, I request you to soak in it today by welcoming Christ to come back into your hearts and rule your all. God bless you.
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