He Will Come In

       
What must it have been like
In that garden, with Jesus, long long ago.
When he cried out to His Father, 
The One who loves Him so.

He cried,”Father, take this cup from me.”
“Yet not as I will, but your will be done.”
But our God could not change his plans; 
He had to sacrifice His Son.

Jesus disciples lay there sleeping 
Not realizing what was ahead. 
They had no idea 
That soon, their beloved Savior would be dead.

Suddenly, a crowd showed up with Judas, 
Armed with clubs and swords.
Judas stepped out in front of them all
And kissed Jesus, the one he called Lord.

Jesus disciples were terrified, 
They deserted Him and fled.
The fear that overwhelmed them there 
Robbed their memories of all that He had said.

Then Peter, his Rock, denied Him three times,
When all he had wanted was to be near.
The rest of Jesus followers had abandoned Him,
Paralyzed by their fear.

And still, our Savior died for them;
His love, the reason that He came. 
He paid the price for ALL our sins; 
A Gift given, so this world would never be the same.

And death, it could not hold Him. 
He conquered death, He rose up from that grave! 
He didn’t come to teach this world a lesson nor to condemn it.
He came to save!

He came to save all those who seek Him;
The ones who hear His voice, His call. 
He came to offer us Salvation;
For that, He gave His life, He gave his all.

So the question is, do you believe? 
Have you come to God’s own Son? 
Have you bowed down on bended knees
And cried,”God,your will be done!”?

Do you need a Savior To wipe away your sins? 
Do you need a Promise for eternal life, 
The Way to Heaven, the Only Way to enter in?
Then come to Jesus! He’s not even a single breath away. 
Cry out to Jesus, He WILL come in. 
He is The God Who Stays.
 

Written by
Karen Rawlings     
4-5-20

Not compulsion . . . Hilarity!!!

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (NASB95)
6 Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

Jesus talked to the Pharisees about how they tithe their little spice plants out of obedience to the law (and so that they looked good to themselves and others) but ignored the “weightier” matters of the law (love, mercy, forgiveness, . . .).

After learning from Pastor Andrew Farley I see myself walking in the Pharisees’ path instead of Jesus’. I have been tithing under compulsion, because of the blessings and curses found in Malachi, not because I am a “cheerful giver.” I have even written posts about tithing and encouraged my sons to tithe.

Jesus wants me to give the way he gives: liberally, extravagantly, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. Jesus doesn’t give to me because he will reward himself if he does and curse himself if he doesn’t. He gives to me because he LOVES ME. He is filled with “hilarity” (root word of “cheerful”) when he gives to me.

I have prayed to give with hilarity and God has granted my request. The first time I gave with hilarity my wife and I gave to friends of ours who were in a difficult financial spot. I was filled with hilarity . . . and love, for God who enabled us to give, and for my friends who were crying they were so happy at what God had done for them.

That kind of joy I have never received by following the law and giving 10% of my income motivated by blessings and curses.

Instead, Jesus calls us to hilarity. And he has promised to supply an abundance for us to give.

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