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April.11.06 - Light for the Day -- "Keep me
Near the Cross"
-- 1 Corinthians 1:18
For the Message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being Saved it is the Power of God.
-- Hebrews 12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd
of witnesses to the Life of Faith, let us Strip Off every
Weight
that Slows us down, especially the Sin that so easily
Hinders
our Progress. And let us Run with Endurance the
Race that
God has set before us.
2 Let us Fix our eyes on JESUS,
The Author and Perfecter of our Faith,
Who for the Joy set before Him Endured the Cross, scorning
its shame, and sat down at the Right Hand of the Throne of God.
-- Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the Same Yesterday and Today and Forever.
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KEEP me NEAR THE CROSS
Keep me near the Cross, dear Lord, this is my earnest plea.
For it is the symbol of the life You sacrificed for me.
The sinful nature that I had kept us so far apart.
But You devised a special plan so You could change my heart.
You sacrificed Your only Son for a wretched sinner like me.
You gave me a gift I couldn't earn; by grace, You set me free.
The Cross is my reminder, Lord, of the love You have for me.
I now have life because Jesus died on the Cross at Calvary.
Keep me near the Cross, dear Lord, as a reminder just for me,
That before I accepted Jesus, I was blind and could not see.
I could not see the joy and peace that was missing from my heart.
Through Jesus, my eyes were opened and I made a brand new start.
When Jesus came into my heart, He changed me from within.
So keep me near the Cross, dear Lord, and help me turn from sin.
Lord, You never promised me a lifetime free of strife.
You knew the perils I would face throughout my earthly life.
Daily I face many trials, which I don't feel I need.
But Lord, You always know what's best, so I will trust Your lead.
The things that happen in my life, I face because You know,
That only in times of adversity can I truly learn and grow.
Keep me near the Cross, dear Lord, when I'm down and in despair.
I only have to call Your name and I know that You are there.
I know You will forgive me Lord, even when I sometimes slide.
Remind me of the Cross, dear Lord, and keep me near Your side.
Since Jesus came to earth as man in human form like me,
I know now how He suffered when He died upon that tree.
He felt the same things that I feel; rejection, hurt and pain,
Because He was a human when to this earth He came.
Lord, You could have saved Your Son from death upon that Cross.
But You let Him buy my pardon; yes, sweet Jesus paid my cost.
And just to prove Your love for me, You raised Him from the grave.
You gave Him victory over death and now my soul is saved.
By the sacrifice You freely gave, I know you wanted me,
To accept Your gift and dwell with You for all eternity.
Help me share the Cross, dear Lord, with those who are still lost,
So they, too, will know you as Savior because I shared the Cross.
-- Emily McAdams
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-- Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me and be Saved, all you ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.
-- Revelation 1:8, 18
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says
the Lord, "Who is and Who was and Who is to Come, the Almighty."
18 "I am the Living One; I was Dead, and behold I am Alive
for ever and ever! And I hold the Keys of
Death and Hades."
-- John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,
"Look, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the Sin of the world!"
-- John 3:16
For God so Loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son,
That whoever Believes in Him shall not perish but have Eternal
Life.
-- John 6:40
For my Father’s Will is that all who Looks to the Son
and Believes in Him shall have Eternal Life,
and I will Raise them up at the last day.
-- Galatians 3:22
But the Scriptures have declared that all things are under
the power of sin, so the only way to receive God’s Promise is
to Believe in Jesus Christ.
-- Romans 6:23
For the Wages of sin is death,
But the Gift of God is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-- Romans 5:8
But God Proves His Love for us in this:
while we Still were sinners Christ Died for us.
-- 1 John 4:8-10
8 Whoever does not Love does not Know God, for God is
Love.
9 This is how God Showed His Love among us: He sent His One
and Only Son into the world that we might Live through
Him.
10 This is Love: Not that we loved God, But that He
Loved us
and sent His Son as an Atoning Sacrifice for our sins.
-- Titus 2:14
Jesus gave His Life to Free us from every kind of sin,
To Cleanse us, and to Make us His very own people,
Totally Committed to Doing what is Right.
-- 1 Peter 2:24
Jesus personally carried away our sins in His own body on
the Cross so we can be Dead to Sin and Live for
Righteousness.
By His wounds you have been Healed!
-- Romans 8:1-2
1 Therefore, there is now No Condemnation to those who are
in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh,
but according to the Spirit.
2 For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has Set you
Free
from the Law of Sin and of Death.
-- Ephesians 5:2
And Live a Life of Love, just as Christ Loved us and
gave
Himself up for us as a Fragrant Offering and Sacrifice to
God.
-- Philippians 3:20
But we are Citizens of Heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.
And we are Eagerly Waiting for Him to Return as our Savior.
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-- Hebrews 9:27-28
27 And as it is Destined for men to Die once,
and after that to Face Judgment,
28 So also Christ died only Once as a Sacrifice to Take Away
the sins of many people. He will come again but not to
Deal
with our sins again. This time He will
Bring Salvation to
all those who are Eagerly Waiting for Him.
-- Philippians 2:5-11
5 Your Attitude should be the Same that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though He was in the Form of God,
did not Regard Equality with God as something to be exploited,
7 But Emptied Himself, taking the Form of a Slave,
being born in human likeness. And being found in human form.
8 He Humbled Himself and became Obedient to the point of death --
even death on a Cross.
9 Therefore God also highly Exalted Him and gave Him the Name
that is Above every name,
10 so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in Heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue should Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the Glory of God the Father.
-- Galatians 6:14
May I never boast of anything except the Cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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