Wednesday, September 16, 2015

NOTHING COULD HOLD HIM

“Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.  For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.”
Luke 18:31-33 KJV

Pastor Donnie Sumner wrote the beautiful and inspiring hymn “THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER”.  Every time I hear this hymn, I get tears in my eyes and my heart is filled with love for my precious Saviour.  Jesus could have come down from the cross if He had wanted to but He stayed on the cross for us.

“In a room filled with sorrow a mother cries for Jesus, her Son now is gone; Her child sent from heaven was taken away, Heart-broken, she feels all alone.  The King of all ages, the Giver of life, For a moment lies silent and still; But a power sent from heaven comes breaking the night, And death must bow to his will.”

If you are a parent, you know how Jesus’ mother must have felt to see her beloved Son hanging on the cross with the blood flowing down His precious body.  I’m sure she had tears rolling down her cheeks and her heart was broken.  Think about the anguish she must have felt to know her Son was dying.

This is one of the most beautiful hymns I have ever heard in my life and when I hear it, I am overwhelmed with love for Jesus.  Nothing could hold Him on the cross.  He chose to stay on the cross for us out of His amazing and unconditional love for us.  What a Saviour, what a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth!

Joanne Lowe
September 16, 2015

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