Power of the Cross
by J. Mitchell Lane on Nov.23, 2009, under Christianity
This weekend I was able to retreat up to Frazier Park with several friends from Grace Community Church and just spend some time outside. It’s amazing what some time away like that can do for your mental state and motivation. You come back home feeling refreshed and ready to take on the next weeks or months ahead. We also forget how much spending time enjoying God’s creation can refocus us on Him.
One of the songs during worship tonight was “Power of the Cross”, and the lyrics below really hit me hard.
“Now the daylight flees. Now the ground beneath quakes as its Maker bows His head.”
After spending time out in creation and coming back, the reality struck me again: The God who created ALL of it, the God who created EVERYTHING sacrificed Himself so that I could have a relationship with Him. That is just an amazing thought. In things like that, in little realizations like that, I get a tiny glimpse of what we really have in Christ, and how little we truly deserve. I cannot wait to realize completely how great His Glory is!
Who am I to use my life for any purpose but to serve Him?