Easter - Death, Burrial & RESURECTION

I thought I would share a song with you that I have found. It seems so appropriate for the season we are in. It's spring where Christians celebrate how God took the punishment, absorbed the wrongs / costs of others and paid for them. There is so much different language used to describe what was done, and I guess that is what words are for.

But I heard this song and it stuck with me. I thought it said "come and drink this blood which you can not afford." But it actually says "this love which you could not afford". The word afford is the one that caught my attention. I have heard things explained, in terminology of ransom, and other words - terms that aren't too overly common in today's time and language. The word afford hit me as I was driving down the road, I could relate. As there are lots of things I can't afford. I can't afford a yacht, or a big fancy house or a Lexus or whatever you put there in the blank _______.

It says to me I have limits of what I can do. If I can't buy it, that is my state of being. So the words "Come drink this love which you could not afford", resonated. Someone did something for me which I could not do for myself. Sometimes I think we grow weary of mercy and grace. Or a better term would be that we grow numb to there concepts.

So this word afford woke me up to there concepts again. Nothing in my power might, strength, will, level affluence, intelligence, can remedy the payment needed. Yet He did it for me. A true gift- that cost something, and was wanted to have been given.

We build up to Christmas and so I have wanted for years build up to Easter. I made one of the best purchases ever this year. It is an advent calender used for Christmas and for Easter. It has build my anticipation and set my thoughts to be reminded of what happened on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, helping me count down. I kind wonder if this is what it feels like to be pregnant, counting down to giving labor (anticipation of pain, eeekkkk). I look at it and am reminded, Christ knew what was coming. It makes an Empty Tomb that much more amazing.

You shall explain to your son on that day, This is done because of what the Lord did for me ...

Exodus 13:8 (Amplified Bible)

So I hope you will listen to the song. I hope the words grab your attention, and if not the sounds will. The other reason I love it is that is up beat and celebratory. We have things to celebrate. Don't worry about what you can't afford, because Jesus Christ of Nazareth paid, gave, survived and Conquered. If we don't believe that then we need to start over from the beginning.

Lyrics to I Dreamed There Was A Fountain: By John Mark McMillian

I dreamed there was a fountain
I dreamed there was a vein
That overcame the mountain
Like a condescending rain

With love that's bigger than Los Angeles
With a speed that overcame the pain
Of a thousand left hand promises
Made by thieves with their good names

There came a song upon a west wind
That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes
Though ignorant inside their blessings
But it broke their hearts, and they sang

Come drink this water
Come drink this blood
Come and drink this love that you could not afford

I stood and looked across the waters
Of a great Atlantic sea
I saw my sons I saw my daughters
It's like they had no tears to weep

There came a song upon a west wind
That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes
Though ignorant inside their blessings
But it broke their hearts, and they sang

Come drink this water
Come drink this blood
Come and drink this love that you could not afford
I dreamed there was a fountain
I dreamed there was a vein
That overcame the mountain
Like a condescending rain

With love that's bigger than Los Angeles
With a speed that overcame the pain
Of a thousand left hand promises
Made by thieves with their good names

There came a song upon a west wind
That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes
Though ignorant inside their blessings
But it broke their hearts, and they sang

Come drink this water
Come drink this blood
Come and drink this love that you could not afford

I stood and looked across the waters
Of a great Atlantic sea
I saw my sons I saw my daughters
It's like they had no tears to weep

There came a song upon a west wind
That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes
Though ignorant inside their blessings
But it broke their hearts, and they sang

Come drink this water
Come drink this blood
Come and drink this love that you could not afford

John 6:53
And Jesus said to them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, you cannot have any life in you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you appropriate His life and the saving merit of His blood].