Jesus Bore The Cross For Me Part Three
Jesus Bore the Cross For Me, Part Three
Remarkable! Extraordinary! Incredible! All of these, and so much more. Such is the Love of God expressed in Jesus bearing all of our sins and the penalty of separation from Him and death as He suffered and died upon the Cross. Such is the Love God has for you and me and every one of His children. Truly, fully, surely, we are blessed. So, let’s reflect upon what Jesus has done for us on the Cross one more time.
JESUS BORE THE CROSS FOR ME
Jesus bore the cross for me,
Jesus bore the cross for you,
Our Savior chose to die
so we could live with Him.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
God’s own eternal plan
led Jesus to the cruel cross
to take the sting of death
and crush the serpent’s head.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
The serpent did his worst,
he offered all he had,
he spoke his boldest lies
but Jesus spoke God’s Word.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
The Pharisees set traps,
the Sadducees sowed doubt,
the Romans mocked the King,
but Jesus chose to die.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
Peter denied his Lord,
disciples ran away,
they left Him all alone
while Jesus chose to die.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
Mary stood with her son,
John stood beneath the cross,
some stood close by and mocked,
but Jesus died for love.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
The soldiers did their job,
cast lots for His dear robe.
Would they call His own name?
Jesus, the Son of God.
I praise Him with my heart,
I choose Him with my soul.
I believe Him with my mind,
I serve Him with my strength.
Jesus fully knew the work He had come to earth to do. He knew this had been God’s eternal Gospel Plan from all of eternity. He knew He would be born in Bethlehem; He would preach and teach the Kingdom of God; He would heal many and cast out many demons; He would raise people from the dead; He would work mighty miracles; He would appeal to those whose hearts were open; He would declare truth openly to those whose hearts were not open; many would listen; some would believe; many would oppose Him; and in the end, He would be arrested, tried, condemned and crucified. But that would not be the end. He would rise from the dead on the third day, even as the Scriptures had predicted; and you and I, as we believed in, repented and trusted in Him—we would be given the indescribable gift of eternal life. Praise God! And so, He triumphantly declared from the Cross, “It is finished!” Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
From His Very First Step
From His very first step
upon this earth
Jesus was making His Way
toward the Cross
where He would pay
the debt for
sin we owed,
each of us.
From the day His parents
found Him in the
Temple in Jerusalem
Jesus was walking
the Father’s own Way
for Him as He
sought Him
everyday.
As he taught and as He
healed and as He
fed the thousands and walked on
water Jesus sought
to follow as His
Father led Him
always toward
the Cross.
At the tomb of His friend,
Lazarus, He
raised Him to live even as
He knew He chose
the path leading
Him surely toward
His death for us
on the Cross.
Upon the cross He lifted
Himself and prayed
to the Father; “Forgive them,
they do not know
the evil they
do and the price
I willingly
choose to pay.”
No wonder He said when He
bowed His head, as
His pilgrimage for all
our sin came to
its end; “It is
finished.” God’s
Mission was
accomplished.
When all had been accomplished, when sin and death had been slain. When the price had been paid, when the Lamb of God had paid the eternal price. When God’s eternal Gospel plan had been fulfilled. Then Jesus, our Lord and our Savior cried out to His Father with absolute faith; “Father, into your hands I commit my Spirit.” Jesus knew the Father. While Holy God could not look upon all our sin carried by Jesus on the Cross, once death had come, eliminating the penalty for that sin; Jesus knew He could count on God’s precious promise in Isaiah 49:15: “I will not forget you . . . I have carved you on the palm of my hand.” Jesus not only claimed that beautiful promise for Himself. He claimed it for you and for me. We can make our precious last words, just as victorious as those of our Savior. We can declare with confidence, even with our last breath, “Father, into your hands, I commit my Spirit.” That will simply be our speaking the absolute truth. What a debt we owe.
What A Debt I Owe
What a debt I owe
to the perfect love of Jesus
and His life and death for me
and His resurrection power
and God’s forgiveness
complete and eternal
and the Holy Spirit’s
Guarantee and presence.
What a debt I owe
for His Words upon the Cross
even as He was dying;
“Father, please forgive them,
they know not what they’re doing.”
. . . and to the dying thief;
”Today, you will be with
me (free) in paradise;
. . . and then to His dear
mother, “Behold your (new) son,”
and then to His beloved
friend, “ Behold your mother;”
and as He shuddered and
shouldered our (every) sin;
“My God, my God, , why have
you forsaken me?”
. . . Then in longing for
all He had lost, His blood, his
sweat, his tears—He gasped,
“I thirst;” . . . and finally,
in triumph He declared
”Father, into Your hands
I commit my spirit.”
. . . And then He died.
What a debt I owe
to the perfect love of Jesus
and His life and death for me
and His resurrection power
and God’s forgiveness
complete and eternal
and the Holy Spirit’s
guarantee and presence.
Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus!
You have given Your life for me.
Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus!
You have destroyed all my sin.
Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus!
You have spilled Your precious blood
to cleanse my heart, my soul, my mind.
Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus!
