You
are loved!
As one of His redeemed ones
you are His delight,
you are His delight,
&
all His desire is to you,
all His desire is to you,
with the longing of a love that is stronger than death,
which many waters cannot
quench.
His heart yearns for
you,
seeking your fellowship and your love.
If it were needed,
He would die again to possess you.
He would die again to possess you.
As the Father loved the Son,
and could not live without
Him -
this is how Jesus
loves you.
His life is bound up
in yours;
You are to Him
inexpressibly more indispensable
and precious
and precious
than you can ever know.
You are one with Him.
"As the Father
loved Me, I have also loved you."
What
love!
~ Abiding in Christ, Andrew
Murray, p.134
LOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to memorize this.
This poem seems to elevate man.
ReplyDelete^ o.O ?!
ReplyDeleteI find it humbling and unfathomable.
Rebel:
ReplyDeletePlease clarify, as I do not understand. Do you mean just a part, or the whole? In what way does it "seem" to elevate man?
Thank you.
Rebel, I couldn't disagree with you more. This excerpt (not a poem, it's an excerpt from the book "Abiding in Christ") elevates CHRIST, His love, His mercy, His unfathomable GRACE.
ReplyDeleteReading it, my heart's response is "Glory to GOD in the Highest!" I'm really not sure where you get the idea that it somehow elevates man.
I have explained my point of view on my blog. I am sure this is very encouraging to some people. We are all in a process. I have just come to a different conclusion than the rest of you, and I hope you can at least tolerate that.
ReplyDeleteZep 3:17 "The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
ReplyDeleteMal 3:17a "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels..."
Luke 15:10 "Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
I dunno', is it wrong to (humbly) rejoice over a God who considers His redeemed as His jewels, who Himself rejoices over us with singing as Mr. Murray has attempted to remind us, from God's perspective?
I think your "different conclusion" is misplaced. To be blunt, you could almost be considered a "moron" spouting "feces".
It appears to me that you defy that which Christ approved and practiced.
For a delightful commentary, please refer to:
http://www.vincentcheung.com/other/morbyname.pdf