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Newsletter/Devotional>
EASTER 2005
POEM OF THE MONTH
My Son, My Only
My Son my only I let Him go
To a mean and hostile cold cruel world
His one desire was to bring them to Me
Yet they broke His heart and watched Him bleed
My Son my only I let You go
To a mean and hostile cold cruel world
From the comforts of heaven I gave You this cup
You opened Your arms as they lifted You up
Oh the pain of heart the anguish of soul
I watched You bleed while hell took it’s toll
I did not save yet You quickly obeyed
My heart broke in two as this price was paid
Oh weeping endured what a costly price
My heart could have burst with this blood sacrifice
My wrath You took but they still conspired
Without repentance they didn’t retire
Their words were sharp knives their hearts were cold ice
Their hands stained red with Your pure sacrifice
They laughed, their teeth gnashed and their evil eyes
flamed
Caring not that You paid the price for their shame
I heard a cry and it shook my throne
My heart’s desire was to have You home
As I listened with pride I saw love so true
As You pleaded,” Forgive… for they know not what they do”
Written by Sandra A. Popp
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SCRIPTURE
Philippians 2:5-11 (New International Version)
(Jesus) 5Your attitude should be the same as that of
Christ Jesus:6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not
consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but
made himself nothing, taking the very nature[b] of a
servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient
to death– even death on a cross!
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THOUGHT
Out of pure love, the God of the universe willingly
sacrificed His very own Son that we may be forgiven. He did
not suffer that He might understand our plight, for He
knows everything. Jesus grew up and lived as a man so that
we may know that He understands our relationships, our
joys, our trials, and our pain. Jesus stepped off His
throne, put away His crown, and lived as a mere human for
over thirty years. He endured about ten hours of unjust and
torturous interrogation, and suffered six hours of painful
crucifixion. Receive all that He died to give to you and
don’t let that sacrifice be in vain.
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