“And
where is now my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it?” (Job
17:15). “Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let
my cry come unto Thee. Hide not Thy face
from me in the day when I am in
trouble… By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin… The
LORD… hath looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from heaven did the
LORD behold the earth to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that
are appointed to death” (Psalm 102:1-20).
“The curse causeless shall not come” (Proverbs 26:2). “Thou shalt be His witness unto all men of
what thou hast seen and heard” (Acts 22:15).
The
Lord hears the voice of the prisoner groaning.
He
sees the affliction much deeper than skin.
God’s
Law had been broken; we needed atoning.
The
curse was not causeless; it came for our sin.
With
what shall we measure the length and the breadth,
The
height, and the depth of our Savior’s great love
That
caused to Him ransom such sinners from death
Whose
groaning He heard and beheld from above?
He
hid not His face when we cried in our sorrow
He
heard when we groaned and we lifted our prayer!
When
all we could see was a hopeless tomorrow,
Our
Savior then lifted our souls from despair!
The
curse, nonetheless, which iniquity brought,
Without
His atonement could not be denied.
Our
Lord laid His life down, and if He had not,
We
all would have perished; the curse would abide.
O
Lord, as we ponder how hopeless we were
And
as we consider the cost of Your grace,
Our
hearts are amazed that Your love could endure
The
death of the cross as You groaned in our place!
O
Lord, we give thanks for this costly salvation
You
purchased to open the doors of our prison!
You
purged all our sins! You removed
condemnation!
Our
hearts leap with gladness because You are risen!
We
thank You, O Lord, for the groaning You stirred
That
caused us to seek You (though You sought us first).
Now
send us wherever You will with Your Word
Declaring
Your Gospel that blesses the cursed!
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