Love Amazing
By Josh Watkins
What is so great
that wars have been
ceased?
What is so marvelous
that makes life
exist?
What is so miraculous
that the dead have
been raised?
What is so powerful
that mankind was
saved?
This is the love of Jesus Christ.
It was this love
that tore down walls,
that shattered every
barrier.
It was this love
that moved mountains,
that made the earth
shake.
It was this love
that created the
eagle, the lion, and the lamb,
that gave the gift of
life to man.
It was this love
that walked upon the
sea,
that feed the hungry,
that healed the sick.
It was this love
that left the
heavens,
that was humbled to
the form of a man.
It was this love
that took every hit,
every beating, every hateful word,
that was betrayed, scorned,
and rejected.
It was this love
that caused the
Father to give away His only Son.
It was this love
that as it was
passing away, it grew stronger.
It was this love
that conquered death,
that destroyed the devil, that rose again.
It was this love
that forgave a
distraught race, that took away the sins of the world, that died for all.
It is this love
that saved me.
Have you ever listened to Phil Wickham's song True Love? If you haven't, you should because that's where the inspiration for this piece came from. I was so moved by the lyrics and felt the need to write about how great the Father's love for us is. I was so moved I think I cried as I wrote this.
This poem doesn't do His love justice. It's so vast beyond all measure that there is no limit to it. Once you've tasted it, you can't let go. Even if you fall away, you'll eventually come back. This love never lets go of us. It literally went through hell and back to save the ruined human race.
Taste It. Experience It. Lay hold of It. Fight for It. And never ever let go of It.
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