For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Matthew 5:46

It’s easy to love people who love you back, everyone know this! But what if the person who you are called to love hates you? To have the eternal worldview as I mentioned in the last post, we actually understand this extreme unearthly love that God demonstrates. Who is my enemy? Not my wife, not my children, not my friends, not even the people who hate me! My worse enemy is myself. I am such an enemy, I’m even an enemy of God! I am a wretched sinner, and God has every right to damn me to Hell eternally!

But the God of the universe has been battling for my soul. When I was sinking down beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown, for my soul!

What Wondrous Love is This

What wondrous love is this,
O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this
that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse
for my soul, for my soul
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul.

When I was sinking down,
sinking down, sinking down
When I was sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down
beneath God’s righteous frown
Christ laid aside His crown
for my soul, for my soul
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.

To God and to the Lamb,
I will sing, I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb I will sing.
To God and to the Lamb
Who is the great “I AM”;
While millions join the theme,
I will sing, I will sing
While millions join the theme, I will sing.

And what wondrous love is this
Though I raised my clenched fist
He opened up my hand to receive His gift
And what wondrous love is here
The God Immortal has drawn near
And shed His blood to close the rift

And when from death I’’m free,
I’’ll sing on, I’’ll sing on
And when from death I’’m free, I’’ll sing on
And when from death I’’m free,
I’’ll sing and joyful be,
And through eternity
I’’ll sing on, I’’ll sing on,
And through eternity I’’ll sing on

Lord, you loved me when I was your worst enemy! What wondrous love you’ve demonstrated to me, may I forever sing your praises!