His Blood Loved Even Me

Happy Good Friday, dear friends! Today is the pivotal day in all of creation when we remember how our Savior paid the ultimate sacrifice for us. This morning as I began my daily devotions, I began to write about what it must have meant for God to choose Springtime as the season for Jesus to die ... for me. 

His Blood Loved Even Me

God chose the Spring season for Jesus to die

Knowing Spring is the season of new life

Coming out of winter dormancy and death

This season marks the life and death

Of Jesus, who sacrificed himself 

For the ones who hated Him most.

Loving their twisted, bitter hearts in agony

He cried, “Father, forgive them 

They know not what they do.”

His sorrow shattered the light 

The world lay in its darkness

His cries rent the temple veil 

That separated us from Him

His love groaned in obedience

His blood soaked the tree

Knowing he had to do this 

So we could live as

Overcomers, triumphant, and victorious over sin

The weight of evil lay upon His heart

While mockers scorned and laughed

His closest friends, in shame, deserted him

The reality of His suffering was too much to bear

But His love held Him there, His love

That spans the divide of time, living on still

Today I remember with awed gratitude

His costly blood that spilled

On Calvary’s tree

His blood loved me

In its flowing agony

Thank you Jesus

For the blood that loves even me!

So thankful that while death claimed the life of Jesus, He didn't stay there, but the greatest miracle ever happened! He rose again and lives forevermore! How grateful I am for His sacrifice, and the miracle of his death, burial, and resurrection. Even as our world sings in springtime lyrics with new life springing forth, we have that hope of eternal life with Him because of this day.

May the words of my newest video speak to your heart as we solemnly remember Good Friday today, even as our hearts rejoice knowing Resurrection Sunday is coming. Blessings to all of you! 

Luke 23: 32-46 

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.  

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. 

And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.  And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.  And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,  And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.  And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.  But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?  And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.  And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.  And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.  And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.  Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.  And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.  And all his acquaintances, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.