In this final verse of Charlotte Elliott’s song, we see that
it is God’s wondrous, inexplicable, unfathomable love that has destroyed any
and every thing that would stand as a barrier between us and Him. Christ’s
death on our behalf has done this. Our eternal future with Him is secure and the
triumphant declaration is made that now we are His people. We are set aside to
be in relationship with Him and to praise Him, to positively impact the world
around us, and to live a full, joyful, and God-honoring life.
So now we know and understand that just as we are, we may
come to the Lamb of God. No, we have no righteousness in and of ourselves but
Christ died for us so that we may have the right to come to God with our lives
laid bare before Him. He is the one who cleanses…who heals…who brings peace and
rest…who forgives and purifies. It is because of His great love that we are
invited to come. Praise God!
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 person, though for a good person 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. Romans 5:6-8
Greater
love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13
But
you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special
possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of
darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were
not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9&10
The Spirit and the bride say,
“Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come;
and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
Revelation 22:17
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