Reason For Faith #2
My next to the last reason for faith comes from song number two on the Raise The Praise Vol 1 collection. The song is called “Give Me What I Deserve”, and that’s something we should never say to God.
People who donate to charities don’t go to Heaven. People who take care of the elderly don’t go to Heaven. People who perform “random acts of kindness” every single day of their lives don’t go to Heaven. It’s not that doing those things excludes you from Heaven…it’s that they don’t get you there. There is one Way…and one Way only…to spend eternity in Heaven. And that’s to believe and trust in Jesus. If you really believe He is the Son of God and Son of man, and that He really did come to earth to die for your sins, and that He really did rise again to show us how we can have eternal life with Him…
…you’ll go to Heaven. If you don’t believe that, I urge you to reconsider. Because your nature is pulling you ever downward. And it’s a bottomless abyss full of moans and groans. And it’s just as eternal as life in Heaven. All you gotta do is say, “Lord…don’t…
#2) Give Me What I Deserve
You gave me life…
Gave me love, and gave me freedom.
You took my sins…
And You nailed “˜em, and You beat “˜em…
“˜Cause this person who you bought never had the nerve.
So I’m glad that you did not…
Give me what I deserve.
You gave me hope,
Gave me bread and living water.
You gave your blood…
When I led you to the slaughter.
But you never even fought or let your focus swerve.
And I’m glad that you did not…
Give me what I deserve.
Lord, don’t give me…what I deserve.
If I stand in the middle of the road,
Nudge me to Your side.
Lord, don’t give me…what I deserve…
“˜Cause I’m the reason and the cause
Why Jesus died…But then He rose again!
You gave me joy…
Gave Your word you’d leave me never.
You gave Your life so that I could live forever.
And on this earthly azure dot I can choose to serve.
So I’m glad that you did not…
Give me what I deserve.
© Copyright Tony Funderburk 2010
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Tony