This is part 4 of a 4 part series. View other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
When blood and water hit the ground walls we couldn’t move came crashing down. We were free and made alive the day that True Love died, the day that True Love died.
– True Love, Phil Wickham
This was God’s great plan. He knew His people could never have bridged the gap between Him and them, He knew they could never pay the price that was required for their sins. So He did it for them. He gave up His rights as God of the universe in order to take on all the frailties of human flesh. He lived by dependence and obedience to the Father, becoming the perfect, faultless sacrifice. For blood is life, and it is the only thing that takes away sin. Humanity was free once again to choose God, to trust in His power and faithfulness and wisdom, to learn the joy of truly living. Once again, mankind could be in the proper relationship with Him: obedience to His Lordship, worshiping His worthiness, delighting in His great beauty and love.
This is the story of Yahweh, the Creator God of the Universe, the Truest Love that has ever been.
Search your heart, you know you can’t deny it. Lose your life, just so you can find it…
– True Love, Phil Wickham
He asks only that we let go of the control of our lives and turn it over to His wisdom. He already gave His life to us. In return, He’ll pour out His grace on us in a flood, and give us even more. He promises to give us the greatest joy possible: friendship with Him. Once we taste that, friends, we know there is no pleasure in this world that can compare. It is the very meaning and purpose of life, the joy of experiencing and worshiping God. Life without that is no life at all… it is a living death. It is Hell.
Jesus died to give us the chance to really live. But He didn’t stay dead. We who live, live in His life, which is the light of men. Abandon this life so that you may have Life. Rejoice in it, in Him, and share the wealth. Spread the joy, the life, lighting up the darkest places with His love and grace.
…Jesus is alive! Jesus is alive! Jesus is alive! Jesus is alive! HE ROSE AGAIN!
– True Love, Phil Wickham
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