Your goodness meant that You would find a way to save us, O merciful and gracious Lord God (Exodus 34:6)
But Your Justice demanded punishment for all our sins, yes, holy, holy, holy God... (Isaiah 6:3)
There was only one whose blood was pure and worthy to wash away our sins,
Only one who loved us enough to accept this painful mission: to die in our place.
He was Your Son, Your only Son, For You so loved the world that You gave Your only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
You loved Him, and He was unique to You,
Yet You loved us so much too...
As the fateful moment approached,
As the instant drew near when He would bear the heavy and hideous burden of all our sins and crimes,
He inquired whether or not You would remove from Him that full and bitter cup, without Him drinking from it.
But this was not the case; the only means of our salvation was His sacrifice in our place.
You could only encourage Him on the eve of this torment, so You sent an angel to Him for this purpose. (Luke 22:41-43)
Thankfully for us, Christ remained obedient to you: He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:8)
My prayer, O God, today is that His sacrifice for me will not be in vain.
For if You did not hesitate to give Your own Son to the cross so that I might have a way of salvation, how much more would You not hesitate to deliver me to eternal condemnation if I were to choose to reject Your forgiveness or use it as a pretext for indulging in every kind of vice… for there remaineth no more sacrifice for one who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace. (Hebrews 10,26;29)
But beyond the fear of punishment, my God,
It is Your love, Your sacrifice, and that of Christ that I wish to honor.
Like Christ, renouncing His heavenly glory, living in humility on earth, and experiencing the most abject and infamous death imaginable, but above all, enduring the accumulated spiritual torment deserved by the sins of humanity past, present, and future… yes, it is like this Christ that I choose to honor You.
I choose to renounce a life based on well-being, the pursuit of comfort and prosperity, but on the quest for Your will, in order to participate in its fulfillment, contributing my stone to its edification.
I choose to renounce a life based on seeking the men—praise for my wealth, praise for my intelligence, praise for my moral virtues.
For You alone, I want to live; You alone, I desire to be pleasing.
Like Christ, who, though existing in the form of God, allowed himself to be guided by You, (Philippians 2:6)
I, a humble man that I am, prone to error despite my good will, would all the more like to always refer to You,
Yes, by Your Word, guide me, inspire me, ... I who know not what tomorrow will bring.
Thank you, my God and my Father, thank you, Good God, thank you, Holy, holy, holy God.
In the name of Christ Jesus my Lord and Savior!
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