O that ungrateful men would remember
how much we have cost our Savior! We were not redeemed at the price of gold or
silver, but by Christ’s precious Blood. We no longer belong to ourselves,
because Christ has paid a ransom for us. Jesus has every right to rule over
us. He MUST reign. (1 Cor.15, 25)
Like the angels, we have been
created for the glory of Christ. To glorify Jesus as our King is to live in
docile submission to His gentle rule. His reign is one of love; out of love for
us and to save us, He came down from heaven and became one of us. He died on
the cross for the same reason, shedding all His Blood for us.
He reigns in the crib. He reigns
from the height of the cross. Behold the price He paid to win our poor hearts,
He who by His very nature was already our absolute ruler. Let us not resist the
gentle violence of His infinite love; let us give ourselves entirely to Him,
allowing Him to reign in our minds, our wills, and in our
hearts.
O Lord, why did You have to abase
Yourself to the obscurity of Bethlehem , to humiliate Yourself even to dying on
the Cross, even to shedding all Your Blood in order to win my heart? My heart,
my whole life, and all my being already belonged to You, because Your are my
Creator and because I was created for Your glory. But You willed to forget all
Your rights and You came to me like a beggar, seeking my poor heart.
O Jesus, how can I still resist Your
infinite love? Take my heart; take my whole being and make me a living praise
of Your glory.
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