Jesus paid it all

Words to ponder as you and I reflect on that last week of Jesus Christ’s life on the earth.

From Palm Sunday to the Last Supper to the Crucifixion to the Resurrection, what does it mean to you? What does it mean for you?

John 3:¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

¹⁸He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Do you know these songs?

Jesus Paid it All, Alvina Hall, 1865

1. I hear the Savior say, “Thy strength indeed is small;
   Child of weakness, watch and pray, Find in Me thine all in all.”

• Refrain:
  Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;
  Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

2. For nothing good have I Whereby Thy grace to claim;
   I’ll wash my garments white In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.

3. And now complete in Him, My robe, His righteousness,
   Close sheltered ’neath His side, I am divinely blest.

4. Lord, now indeed I find Thy pow’r, and Thine alone,
   Can change the *leper’s spots [*leopard’s] And melt the heart of stone.

5. When from my dying bed My ransomed soul shall rise,
   “Jesus died my soul to save,” Shall rend the vaulted skies.

6. And when before the throne I stand in Him complete,
   I’ll lay my trophies down, All down at Jesus’ feet.

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus- Helen Lemmel, 1922

1. O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see?
   There’s light for a look at the Savior, And life more abundant and free!

• Refrain:
  Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face,
  And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace.

2. Through death into life everlasting He passed, and we follow Him there;
   O’er us sin no more hath dominion—For more than conqu’rors we are!

3. His Word shall not fail you—He promised; Believe Him, and all will be well:
   Then go to a world that is dying, His perfect salvation to tell!

Jesus paid it all! There remains nothing left for you and I to owe on our sin debt to God!

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you, has uniquely designed and created only one you, has a good plan for your life, runs with you and will accomplish His purposes for you and through  you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti