I DIED THAT DAY...

[exbi-savedbygrace]

On this day my flesh was particularly pale
And the air was unusually stale
Little did I know that this day would be the day that I would die
I went on this day carrying out my normal things
You know
Bowing to all my normal kings
Pride and lust
And greed and drugs
But this pill well this pill would be too hard to swallow
and little did I know that I would not make it until tomorrow
I awoke this day like most
A glance in the mirror and a chance to boast
As I boarded the plane returning to San Jose
So unaware of the beautiful calamity which awaits Jose
I called my miss to tell her of my departure and impending arrival
All but ignorant to my own survival
As the plane lifts off the tarmac I say my farewell to the city
Goodbye to the ground over the clouds so pretty
Mid flight lightning strikes and pierces my heart
My sight goes dark and a spark glimmers amidst the blackness
And in clarity it becomes clear my depravity
And the wickedness of my sin which merits death and the brutality
And I pray to the Lord for His hand but I realize that I don't deserve that He hear
And this whole while I thought I was so near but His name I did not hold dear
until desperate and in fear
And in clarity it becomes clear my depravity
And the wickedness of my sin which merits death and the brutality
But He offers the cross so radically
And I pray for His hands though His nail punctured wrists and feet
Should cause me to grit my teeth in my lack of humanity
I rejected His grace and sought not His face
But His hand in its place
But in clarity it becomes clear my depravity
And the wickedness of my sin which merits death and the brutality
From conception my thoughts were far from God
And my heart apart as far from innocence as is to wickedness
And as early as I could recall at the time
My life had been consistently mine
And even as evangelists tossed me a line I denied the divine
And spit on the cross with a mind that told me life was mine to define and live to the fullest
And the truth shot through my spine like a bullet
But in my clarity it was clear my depravity
And the wickedness of my sin which merits death and the brutality
And suddenly I could feel the gravity and comprehend the cost
Of what happened on that cross
As memories flashed of time past I was praying to dear Lord
That I didn't fall to the ground
But I looked at His face with a thorn filled crown
That pressed into His flesh and pierced the veins
But with a smile He bore the pain
So that as His blood flowed and broke the chains
That bound men to sin and freed the slaves
And He expressed a thirst though streams of living waters flowed within
As the spear tore His flesh and ripped through His side
His humility demolished my pride
His strength through temptation crushed my lust
His provision of need caused me to flee my greed
And His blood and spirit purify me
Into justification and in sanctification
And one by one He nailed my sin to the cross
So I count Him as gain and everything else as loss
And on that cross and on that plane
I gave my very last breath and to die was gain but its not over yet
Dead to sin but alive to Christ
Walking in deliverance and the newness of life
I testify not of myself but rather He Who is in me
For He is far greater than any
I look back to that flight in a fight to hold on I learn in order choose life
You have to lose life and crucify the flesh and wage war daily with self
And On that day my flesh was particularly pale
And the air was unusually stale
And the air reeked with the putrid smell as if a dead man lied rotten
As one was born in the new life in the only Begotten
And you could say I died of old age because the ways of the old man had taken their toll on my soul
And my body was to weary to bear the burden but Christ in my stead took the hurtin I'm deserving
So I'm certain that He purchased a worthless servant in His own blood to make manifest His glory
And this story may seem a bit gory but it bears the victory
Of Christ dead, buried, and resurrected
May His name be reflected and the stone the builders rejected has become the capstone
And if you hear and you misinterpret this picture
I'll help you with scripture
He who knew no sin (Christ)
Became sin in our place ( because we were radically depraved)
That we may be called the righteousness of God in Him
And hear me clearly and in clarity your nature is depravity
None among us are good no not one
Except for the Son who has come and is risen
And through repentance you may be forgiven
And in trust and in faith shall you be saved
The wickedness of our sin merits death and the brutality
But in Christ choose life and embrace the reality
Behold the glory of the Lamb who was slain
I pray that you proclaim life in Jesus name

 

[Guest]

AMEN. WE ARE TO DIE TO SELF DAILY, MORE OF JESUS LESS OF US. MANY SEE JESUS AND ARE DRAWN TO THAT LIGHT, AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THE PERSON WHO IS BEHIND THE LORD, HIDING THE FLESH, AND BEING CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST. SOME TRY TO BRING THE FLESH INTO ACTION FOR THEIR OWN BENEFITS OF SATISFACTION. FALL IN LOVE WITH GOD, AND HE HAS A PLAN FOR EACH ONE OF HIS CHILDREN.