Middletown Church of Christ - Monthly Encouragement

Encouragement - Matthew 26:53-54

Scripture Text:

Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way? (Matt 26:53-54).

Thoughts:

He Didn’t Come Down!

Often I stop to think just where I’d be
Had Jesus come down from that cruel old tree.
There’d be no hope for man, no peace could be found.
But praise God—I’m glad He didn’t come down—

He didn’t come down.
Oh! No! He didn’t come down.
Ten thousand angels were kept all around.
He could have told them to set Him free
But He stayed on the cross for you and me.

Picture his mother there with tears in her eyes
While some mocked Him, some spurned Him as they pierced His side.
They yelled, “If thou be the King then come to the ground.”
But He cried, “Forgive them,” and he didn’t come!
He didn’t come down.

Oh! No! He didn’t come down.
Ten thousand angels were kept all around.
He could have told them to set Him free,
But he stayed on the cross for you and me.

Thank you, Jesus.
I love you.

Poem by Elizabeth Ward
1999

This is a poem written by
a new Christian reached through our Prison Ministry.
Elizabeth has truly seen how God can change lives.

Prayer:

Most generous Father. Thank you for your precious gift - your Son. What a glorious, selfless act is was for Him to die on the cross. We praise you for your glorious plan. We praise you for sending your only Son to earth. We praise you for making Him who he is. We are so grateful that Jesus - recognizing His role in your plan - did not do what would have been easy, but did what he had to do. Help us always to try to be a little more like him: selfless, kind and generous. In His name, Amen.