Even when I was His enemy

Posted on May 11, 2010

I’m writing a new song based on Romans 5:6-8.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

This passage is so deep and rich. It’s one of those passages that I keep having to return to again and again. It seems I’m constantly struggling with striving. I keep trying to live a perfect life, and just can’t do it. I never seem to realize until much later that every single time I take my eyes of the Cross, my eyes are on me and my own efforts in earning God’s approval and love.

But that’s the whole point of Christianity…that I couldn’t do it on my own! None of us can! It’s really truly all about what Jesus has done for us…how Jesus (perfect, sinless, pure) died for us (imperfect, sinful, filthy), so that we could be clean and righteous, and have a real, living relationship with God our Father.

So my song is a reminder to me, that even while I was God’s enemy, even while I was a filthy sinner…Christ still loved me enough to die for me.

Now that’s a love worth singing about!

L