A MEMORIAL TO MY LORD!
As I wrote this it was Memorial Day weekend. On this
Monday is the day we honor all those who have given their lives for our
freedom. We honor the memories of those
with services and wreaths and flowers on gravesites. It was a cold and dreary day for many, as the
weather here in this area was cold and damp. And my heart goes out to those who
have lost loved ones serving our country.
But on this day, as I looked outside and saw the chilly
sunshine, and was warm on the inside, I was thinking of another who gave His
life so we could be free. We see all the
crosses in the cemeteries, but I am reminded this day of the Cross upon which
my Savior died that I may be free from sin and have eternal life with Him. And to be able to walk with Him day by day,
knowing He brings peace and joy, even though I may be going through
trials. The clouds may come, the storms
in my life, but He is the joy of my life.
I pray that you will turn your eyes to the cross of
Christ this day, and make it a “Memorial” day to remember what Jesus has done
for you, for me. Read the words of Charles Spurgeon, a great preacher of the 19th
century as he describes his Lord, and let the words go deep into your spirit as
you worship and praise our Lord and Savior!
“I bear witness that never servant had such a master as I
have; never brother such a kinsman as he has been to me; never spouse such a
husband as Christ has been to my soul; never sinner a better Saviour; never
mourner a better comforter than Christ hath been to my spirit. I want none beside him.
In life he is my life, and in death he shall be the death
of death; in poverty Christ is my riches; in sickness he makes my bed; in
darkness he is my star, and in brightness he is my sun; he is the manna of the
camp in the wilderness, he shall be the new corn of the host when they come to
Canaan.
Jesus is to me all grace and no wrath, all truth and no
falsehood: and of truth and grace he is full infinitely full. My soul, this night, bless with all thy
might’ the only Begotten.’”
Can you fathom that, my friend, how altogether lovely He
is? In all the trials we go through, all
the struggles we go through as we walk the path with Jesus there is never
anyone as precious as Jesus our Lord. As
Spurgeon describes His Lord, he cannot even touch the surface of the beautiful
attributes of our Precious Lord.
“God stretches the
northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and
the clouds do not burst with the weight. He shrouds his throne with his
clouds. He created the horizon when he
separated the waters; he set the boundaries for day and night. The foundations
of heaven tremble at his rebuke. By his
power the sea grew calm. By his skill the
crushed the great sea monster. His
Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent.
These are some of the minor things he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
Job 26:7-14.
We look at the sky and the clouds and we see the stars
and marvel at the beauty of the heavens.
We see flowers, trees, and mountains, and Job in the above scripture
reminds us that what we see of creation is only a “whisper” of His mighty
power.
So worship your
King, and be reminded of His grandeur and beauty. We serve an Awesome God!
O WORSHIP THE KING!
“O worship the
King, all glorious above, and gratefully sing His pow’r and His love; our
shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, pavilioned in splendor and, girded
with praise.
O tell of His
might, O sing of His grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; His
chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, and dark is His path on the
wings of the storm.
Thy bountiful
care, what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,
it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, and sweetly distills in
the dew and the rain. (Robert Grant/Joseph Franz Hayden)
Frail children of
dust, and feeble as frail, in Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; Thy
mercies how tender, how firm to the end! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and
friend.” (Robert Grant/Franz Joseph
Hayden)
And indeed He is Almighty God, our creator and most of
all He is our friend. I think of my
Lord, and wonder, as mighty as He is, and look at His mighty creation and think
that He loves me! And He loves you, my
friend, wherever you are, wherever you have been. The mighty memorial, the Mighty Cross stands
in the middle of history pointing the way up to heaven, crossbeams
outstretched, reaching out for you. So
make this day and “Memorial” to Jesus, and give yourself to Him for all time
and eternity. He is waiting for you,
please come, in Jesus’ Name,
Pastor Sharon
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