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Month: October 2021

His Love’s too Wondrous to Behold

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on October 28, 2021

His love’s too wondrous to behold
A love that set me free
A love that led my Saviour to
His death at Calvary

Remember how they came to Him
With swords and staves that night
When in Gethsemane He prayed
These men in all their might

Betrayal by a Judas kiss
Bound like a common thief
They mocked and jeered and spat on Him
The silence of His grief

The crown made of Jerusalem thorns
Pressed deep into His flesh
His beard plucked out by sinful hands
The agony of His death

The thirty-nine stripes He received
His very bones laid bare
The awful thirst, His mouth so dry
The soldiers didn’t care

They stripped Him naked, shared His clothes
Cast lots to win His cloak
His face unrecognizable
What demons were evoked

Nailed to the cross, nails touching nerves
Excruciating pain
And yet He uttered no reproach
But bore our hurt and shame

Became our sin to set us free
And died that we might live
And even with His dying breath
Cried; Father, please forgive

Forgive them, for they know not what they do
He cried that day
And nature mourned while people laughed
The bright sun hid away

The Earth grew dark, rocks tore and fell
Man ran and hid away
The dead walked through Jerusalem
For Jesus died that day

The curtain in the temple rent
The holy place in sight
No longer was the glory there
They’d killed God’s perfect light

A sword was pierced into His side
And blood and water flowed
Sign of a broken hearted death
Such wondrous love bestowed

If I could give all that I have
It never could atone
For that which Jesus gave that day
To bring this lost sheep home

Myriad little raindrops

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on October 10, 2021

Myriad little raindrops
Glitter brightly in the sun
Little jewels on leaves and grass
Like diamonds every one

The clouds, gunmetal grey before
Are etched in silver snow
As sunbeams kiss them tenderly
And set them all aglow

And through the clouds, the azure sky
Peeps warmly from above
The birds fly up to greet her
And sing sweet songs of love

As I stand within my garden
In the early morning sun
I praise and thank You, Father
For a new day that’s begun

Seeing Then That We Have a Great High Priest

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on October 6, 2021
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the Heavens, Jesus, the Son of GOD, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of Grace, that we might obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Jesus understands our every weakness, and how easy it is to fall into temptation, because He was tempted too. On the cross, He took all our sin and transgressions and nailed it in His own body to the cross. There is nothing that we have done, or will do, that He doesn’t already know. It His His blood that is forever on the Mercy Seat. It is His blood that has washed us whiter than snow, leaving no trace of sin. When we come into the presence of GOD, we come as blood washed, blood bought children of the Most High GOD. That is why GOD’S unending grace [His unmerited favour and blessing] is always available to us.
When we can comprehend this, our consciences will stop condemning us, reminding us of past sin and telling us that we are unworthy to receive anything significant from our Heavenly Father. It is then that we will feel free to come boldly before before the throne of God.