Eternally thankful ...
Sometimes I get so sick of myself, my sin and the pretenses of life. I think about our amazing God in heaven that is SO patient that He would even consider me. I look around and I see others not meeting my expectations and then with His love He gently shows me the road He walked for me. Via Dolorosa
Not only do I get no credit for His sacrifice, I made no effort in the price He paid .. my response? I can be prideful and deserving. Deserving? What even is that? I grumble in my heart that what I need is to be considered and what I think is important must be acknowledged.
What about my image? What about what people will think about me .. or maybe you?
What are people going to think about you?
I have my pretense. I have my image. My dad used to tell me "you can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time."
Dad .. you are right.
As my beautiful savior walked down this road for me He had no pretense. He carried me on His back. My full weight, my pretense, my sin, my pride. Oh Jesus ... You are perfect, holy and righteous.
My point to this post is to remind us all who we actually are. We are the weight on Jesus back as He walked on the road of suffering .. the Via Dolorosa.
We can take two messages from that .. one, amazingly, the Perfect loves us and lived and died for us.
Second .. we can let go of all of our pretenses. We are all sinners saved by His grace .. we can take off our masks, we can get off of our own thrones, we can be satisfied that His love is enough for our self image.
He is enough.
Listen to this while you read the lyrics following it.. it's wonderful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlQgQmHtx0
He traded his crown for a crown of thorns
He picked up His cross and laid down His sword
He stumbled down the road bruised and beaten for me
Jesus walked the way of grief
Hallelujah!
[Chorus]
On the via dolorosa!
All my sin was carried away!
And the power of Him was broken
As He gave His life away
He knew it was to come from the very start
But his love for the world beat inside His heart
He climbed the road of suffering to the hill of calvary
Where the saints would be redeemed.
Hallelujah!
[Chorus]
On the via dolorosa!
All my sin was carried away!
And the power of Him was broken
As He gave His life away
Jesus fixed His eyes upon the new horizon
Soon he would arise and the world would be forgiven!
Jesus fixed His eyes upon the new horizon
Soon he would arise and the world would be forgiven!
Hallelujah, Jesus rose again!
On the cross He she'd His blood on Calvary
I'm thankful for the journey of my King!
[Chorus]
On the via dolorosa!
All my sin was carried away!
And the power of Him was broken
As He gave His life away
As He gave His life away
