Remember this
We will all stand before the Throne one day
Whether in fulfillment of our hope
or in shock of its reality
Nothing will cover us
but the Cross
Which we spat on
or clung to
You may say,
“Look what I have done
Look at how I have kept the laws,
the creed
God will accept me now”
NO!
Remember this
Your works are like quicksand,
the appearance of solid ground,
with a hollowness at its core
Works done in the flesh will stand in opposition to your salvation
works to wipe off the guilty stain,
a mirage that the destination lies within our own grasp,
an infinite pit from which you will never climb out
These acts will return void
a dead heart cannot bring itself to life
Yet the work of broken man will bring glory to Lord
for it was the Spirit that stirred,
the heart of the already righteous,
the Spirit shaping the clay
Remember this
Grace cannot be earned
but received,
from the one who declares guilty or free
Remember this
Receive now the very presence of God
the power to mold the clay
and to awaken our dead lives
Remember this
We will serve a lord one way or another
One who provides freedom
Or one who brings slavery,
clothed as freedom
Remember this
Forgiveness is powerful
Joy is contagious
Hope is sharper than a knife
Peace comes from the grace we were given
Remember this
The enemy prowls around,
looking to pounce on the weak
Stand firm in the One who awoke your soul
Stand in the freedom you have received
Don’t fall for the seductiveness of bondage
Watch out for those who would call you into bondage
to earn righteousness apart from the Gift
Resist the urge of those who would place themselves as the gate keepers
Embrace now the One who carries your burdens,
in whom the yoke is easy
Remember this
Freedom is found on your knees
with palms raised to the sky
and control surrendered
Freedom found in death
Salvation in the Savior