Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was grace that taughtmy heart to fear,
and grace, my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come.
T'was grace that brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
than when we've first begun.
- John Newton -
This past Friday I attended the funeral service for my great uncle Spike.
He served in the Marines when he was younger
so his service was held at the Fort Logan cemetery.
As I looked at the many, many headstones
of the men and women that served our country
I was overwhelmed with an incredible sense of gratitude
for their willingness to serve and fight for the USA.
What love they had for our country and the people living here. . .
As I looked at the names and words engraved upon the marble slabs
I couldn't help but wonder who they were,
what they were like,
how they lived their lives. . .
I also wondered how many had known the amazing grace of Jesus Christ.
After the service my husband and I took a different route home
and as we drove through the mountains I kept thinking back to the cemetery
and the people buried there.
I couldn't stop wondering how many were spending eternity in heaven
with their precious Heavenly Father. . .
Grace! 'tis a charming sound,
harmonious to the ear;
heaven with the echo shall resound,
and all the earth shall hear.
'Twas grace that wrote my name
in life's eternal book;
'twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
who all my sorrows took.
Saved by grace alone!
This is all my plea:
Jesus died for all mankind,
and Jesus died for me.
- Philip Doddridge and Augustus M. Toplady -
For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
- Ephesians 2:8, 9 -
As we continued on our journey home
I kept thinking upon the grace that Jesus Christ so freely gave to us.
Grace that is truly greater than all my sin.
But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
we shall be saved, even as they.
- Acts 15:11 -
Being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 3: 24 -
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need.
- Hebrews 4:16 -
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Now ransomed from sin and a new work begun,
Sing praise to the Father and praise to the Son,
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
The angels rejoicing because it is done;
A child of the Father, joint heir with the Son,
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
The Father He spake, and His will it was done;
Great price of my pardon, His own precious Son;
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
All hail to the Father, all hail to the Son,
All hail to the Spirit, the great Three in One!
Saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
Chorus
Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!
My sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone!
Glory, I’m saved! Glory, I’m saved!
I am saved by the blood of the Crucified One!
- S. J. Henderson -
Saving faith is much more than a commitment
to a creed, church, or a doctrinal system.
It must be a commitment to a person - Jesus Christ.
- Kenneth W. Osbeck -
My faith has found a resting place-
not in device nor creed;
I trust the Everliving One-
His wounds for me shall plead.
Enough for me that Jesus saves-
this ends my fear and doubt;
a sinful soul I come to Him-
He'll never cast me out.
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea;
It is enough that Jesus died,
and that He died for me.
- Lidie H. Edmunds -
These men and women have passed on,
but we are still alive and well, my friends.
Have you placed your faith and trust in the one true living Savior?
Contemplate the forgiveness and love of Christ
as He stretches out His hand to you. . .
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching to all the lost,
By it I have been pardoned,
Saved to the uttermost,
Chains have been torn asunder,
Giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching the most defiled,
By its transforming power,
Making him God’s dear child,
Purchasing peace and heaven,
For all eternity;
And the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
Wonderful grace, all sufficient for me, for even me.
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
O magnify the precious Name of Jesus.
Praise His Name!
- Haldor Lillenas -
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound.
But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
That as sin hath reigned unto death,
even so might grace reign through righteousness
unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 5:20, 21 -
Much love to you on this Lord's Day!