Humble Love

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I am now convinced that words hold the power of life and death (Prov. 18:21)..it took God and me 4 hours to wash away the wreckage on my heart & mind of a few minutes' hurtful words/facial expressions/tone.

But in this pain I stood in the shoes of my precious Saviour, who was thrown the most hateful words and expressions man has ever received. He took it all, bore it all, looked into the hatred-filled eyes of those who sought to crucify Him, and said: "I love you."
And meant it.

What's more, I now grasp more about why God made eternal life only for those who believe in His Son. It's like me choosing to give up my life for someone who actively sought to hurt me, without them knowing about it. But if there were only one other person who knew about my sacrifice, they would want to do something about it..to tell the world about my humility, to exalt me. Only God knew how much Jesus sacrificed and suffered, only He knew what great humility and love was in His heart as He lay there bleeding on the cross. And that's why He wanted everyone Jesus died for to, at the very least, acknowledge Him.

If only this world could get past minimum requirements.

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A. Manullang said…
How weird... sometimes when i don't know what to read in the morning, I just open Proverbs and pick today's date (Proverbs has 31 chapters :) So today i came across verse 21 and i knew i came across that somewhere.
November 18, 2009 at 4:40 AM
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