That I dug with my own two hands
And blackness surrounded me
Hopelessness was my shadow
Knowledge of sin threatened to strangle my soul
Fear bound me as with chains
In this desperate state I cried
I cried for mercy and for grace
Then He called out to me
And declared that my iniquity had been removed
I received from the Almighty's hand
A double portion of forgiveness
So much greater than the most prideful of my thoughts
So much more than my most shameful sin
So much longer lasting than the longest grudge I ever held
So much deeper than my own selfish, rotten self
Christ's death
Such infinite value
More than double
To the demerits of my sin
. . . for God spared not his own Son
"'Comfort, O Comfort My people,' says your God.
Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her warfare has ended,
That her iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the LORD'S hand
Double for all her sins."
ISAIAH 40:1-2
Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her warfare has ended,
That her iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the LORD'S hand
Double for all her sins."
ISAIAH 40:1-2
3 comments:
Now I wish I had completed Day 2 of the Isaiah study. What an amazing fact you write about. Undeserved merit, boundless grace!My prayer is that those we love will not leave this life without either one!
So who's your publisher? Ever considered writing professionally? I'd hire you ;-)
Mom - Yes, this part of the Isaiah study is rich. The balance of judgment (seen in the beginning of the book) and then comfort and mercy in this section is so telling of the nature of our Savior!
Chris - You're too kind. Sometimes, after a time with the Lord, I can make sense of what I am thinking through in words. But most of the time, I can't even spell 'publisher'! :)
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