{"id":24491,"date":"2015-02-18T00:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24491"},"modified":"2015-02-17T21:45:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T02:45:06","slug":"24491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/18\/24491\/","title":{"rendered":"At The Cross (Love Ran Red)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s a place where mercy reigns and never dies,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> There&#8217;s a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Where all the love I&#8217;ve ever found<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Comes like a flood<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Comes flowing down<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">At the Cross<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> At the Cross<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I surrender my life<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m in awe of You<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m in awe of You<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Where Your love ran red<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And my sin washed white<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I owe all to You<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I owe all to You, Jesus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s a place where sin and shame are powerless<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Where my heart has peace with God and forgiveness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Where all the love I&#8217;ve ever found<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Comes like a flood<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Comes flowing down<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Here my Hope is found<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here on holy ground<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here I bow down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here arms open wide<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here You save my life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here I bow down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here I bow down<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORyXT2ZRwUE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jonas Myrin, Matt Armstrong, Matt Redman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0* <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The center stage of our Christian faith is the Cross. \u00a0There our Savior, Jesus Christ, allowed Himself to be hanged on that torturous cross to bleed, suffocate, and die. \u00a0Why would anyone do such a thing? Because,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son,<br \/>\nthat whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<br \/>\nJohn 3:16<\/p>\n<p>Sin and shame imprison everyone. \u00a0They bind us in chains that cannot be broken\u2014but for God. \u00a0God in His mercy (His compassion) and grace (unmerited favor) loved(s) us, His creation, so much that He chose to make the perfect sacrifice for all people through the crucifixion of His Son, Jesus. \u00a0Jesus\u2019 blood was more powerful than any sin or shame that we have ever endured or will ever endure. \u00a0Jesus shed His blood for each of us. \u00a0His blood dripping from that Cross was His <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">love running red<\/span><\/em>, flowing down into the very depths of our soul to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few Scriptures that make it clear that we in our sins are powerless, but that the blood from God\u2019s perfect sacrifice, Jesus His Son, is powerful enough to wash our ugly sins as white as snow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All of us also lived among them (children of disobedience) at one time,<br \/>\ngratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.<br \/>\nLike the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.<br \/>\nBut because of His great love for us, God, Who is rich in mercy,<br \/>\nmade us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions<br \/>\n\u2014it is by grace you have been saved.<br \/>\nEphesians 2:3-5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.<br \/>\nAnd this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.<br \/>\nFor everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God\u2019s glorious standard.<br \/>\nYet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous.<br \/>\nHe did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins.<br \/>\nFor God presented Jesus as the Sacrifice for sin.<br \/>\nPeople are made right with God<br \/>\nwhen they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood.<br \/>\nRomans 3:22-25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCome now, let\u2019s settle this,\u201d says the Lord.<br \/>\n\u201cThough your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow.<br \/>\nThough they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.\u201d<br \/>\nIsaiah 1:18<\/p>\n<p>The Royal blood of Jesus is more powerful than all our sins. \u00a0His \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>love ran red<\/em> <\/span>and my (our) sin washed white.\u201d \u00a0There <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">at the Cross<\/span><\/em><\/strong> sin is powerless. \u00a0There<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> at the Cross<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>is where love, forgiveness, hope, and peace are found. \u00a0When we personally accept Jesus\u2019 great sacrificial love for ourselves, we are made right with God. \u00a0From that point on we can have a personal relationship with Him. \u00a0His Holy Spirit will dwell with us. \u00a0And we can be assured that we will spend eternity with God.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not yet accepted God\u2019s love for you, please take the time today to do this.\u00a0<em>\u00a0God<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> gave<\/span> His Son. \u00a0Jesus <span style=\"color: #800080;\">gave<\/span> His blood. \u00a0What are you willing to <span style=\"color: #800080;\">give<\/span> for such love?<\/em> \u00a0I pray that you<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> give <\/em><\/span>Him your all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!<br \/>\nIn His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope<br \/>\nthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.<br \/>\n1 Peter 1:3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> \u00a0 * \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u271e <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0* <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Jesus, thank You so much for allowing Yourself to be the Sacrifice, once and for all, to save us from our sins and shame. \u00a0We bow before You on holy ground with our arms open wide, because here<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> at the Cross<\/em> <\/span><\/strong>Your blood (love) ran red so our sins could be washed white. You have saved us. \u00a0Herein is our Hope. \u00a0Blessed be the Name of the Lord! \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 Name we praise and worship our God of Love. \u00a0Amen, It is so!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a place where mercy reigns and never dies, There&#8217;s a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide Where all the love I&#8217;ve ever found Comes like a flood Comes flowing down At the Cross At the Cross I surrender my life I&#8217;m in awe of You I&#8217;m in awe of You Where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[44,6018,8443,8446,1302,3660,271,5871,8444,8447,10,425,436,1567,554,566,6885,620,8445,1371,8442,877,8448,4683,964],"class_list":["post-24491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-1-john-19","tag-1-peter-13","tag-at-the-crosslove-ran-red","tag-blood","tag-chris-tomlin","tag-clella-gilbert-fox","tag-cross","tag-crucifixion","tag-ed-cash","tag-ephesians-23-5","tag-forgiveness","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-god","tag-isaiah-118","tag-jesus","tag-john-316","tag-jonas-myrin","tag-love","tag-matt-armstrong","tag-matt-redman","tag-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs-blog","tag-relationship","tag-romans-322-25","tag-sacrifice","tag-sin","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-24491","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24491"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24509,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24491\/revisions\/24509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}