"What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him? And that Thou shouldest set Thine heart upon him?" (Job 7:17). "Show Me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. And He said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's" (Luke 20:24,25).
The
question was asked, "What is man?"
That answer by Christ was portrayed.
That answer by Christ was portrayed.
God
loved us before time began!
How
great is His passion displayed!
This
question still pondered by many,
Was
asked by both David and Job.
Our
Savior portrayed in a penny
The
answer He gave us to probe.
Caesar's
image and superscription
Was
seen on a penny back then.
Things
of Caesar have his depiction,
But
God put His image on men.
We're
made in the image of God;
By
right of creation, we're His.
All
other assessments are flawed,
Departing
from what truly is.
Though
we were our Maker's possession,
By
sin we were parted from Him.
Alas,
by our willful transgression,
Our
future was woefully grim!
But
Christ came to be our Defender
That
we might be rescued from loss.
How
rightly we ought to surrender
Ourselves
to Him, viewing His cross!
Lord
Jesus, the question remains!
What
are we, that You loved us first
So
much You would suffer such pains
And
also for us would be cursed?
Continue
to teach us, O Lord,
The
wonderful lesson You taught,
Portrayed
in a penny explored,
To
give You our hearts as we ought.
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