Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Love was the Reason)

My Savior, My God, in human form.

I'm drowning.

Consumed by Your love.

Overwhelmed by Your grace

Captivated by the mystery of Your mercy.

Enraptured by the purpose of Your divine plan.

What is the purpose of Your plan?

My Savior, My God, in human form.

You became humanity.

You lived and You died.

You loved and You lost.

Anger and Anguish, Joy and Sorrow.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

What was the purpose of Your humanity?

I'm drowning in the tears You cried for me.

You wept in Your grief.

You grieved because I wept.

God, I'm grieved because You wept.

I'm unworthy of Your tears.

Father, why do You care?

Why did You love me when I caused You pain?

I'm drowning in the sweat You poured for me.

Overwhelming stress filled Your soul.

Stress caused by my overwhelming sin.

Heavy burdens and stress I couldn't carry.

Stress so severe it turned Your sweat drops to blood.

Father, why would You carry a load that wasn't Yours to bear?

Why did You carry me when my sins weighed You down?

I'm drowning in the blood You shed for me.

They whipped You, because You came to heal my wounds.

They cursed You, because You came to set me free.

They mocked You, because You came to redeem my life.

They ripped Your flesh, but I broke Your heart.

Father, why would You die for the selfish sinner?

Why would You come to suffer for sins You didn't commit?

My Savior, My God, in human form.

The agony You felt, was caused by the hand humanity dealt.

You gave us free will, in freedom we turned from Your will.

We followed the path You warned us against.

We stumbled and fell by our own foolish choice.

But You picked us up without hesitation.

You desired our love and You paid the greatest price.

The Perfect Son, forsaken by God, but never forsaking us.

Incapable of perfection, I couldn't pay the price.

Unworthy of redemption, but you paid no mind.

You saw past my misconceptions,

Past my shameful indiscretions.

What did You see in me that was worth saving?

The answer: You saw nothing good, just an empty vessel.

Denied by Your children, rejected by the ones You came to save.

You entered humanity, even knowing the price.

You gave us hope and the chance for a new beginning.

You lived a perfect life to show us the perfect example.

You gave us the freedom to choose, the freedom to love.

We choose to love You. We choose follow Your will.

Father, what was the purpose of Your blood, sweat, and tears?

Love was the reason.

Love was the reason you came.

Love was the reason you died.

God, You are Love, and Love is the reason I died and now live again.

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Scripture References

          - John 11:35 "Jesus Wept"

          - Luke 22:44 "And being in agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." 

          - Revelation 1:5 "...Unto Him that loved us and washed us from ours sins in His own blood."

          - Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."

          - Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing..."

          - 1 John 4:8-10 "...God is love. In this was manifest the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."