He loved meóand gave Himself for me!

He loved me—and gave Himself for me!

"He loved me—and gave Himself for me!" Galatians 2:20

This is grace indeed! I read of it, I think of it, I sing of it—but it is a mystery of love too vast to comprehend!

Mark, my soul—Jesus did not simply pity you and weep for me, He did not simply give time and thought for me—but He gave Himself for me—His body and His soul! He gave His body to be pierced and broken on the tree for me—and He gave His soul an offering for my sin. He gave Himself . . .
  to be my substitute,
  to be wounded for my transgressions,
  and to be bruised for my iniquities!

Consider who it was that did this.
It was God's co-equal Son;
it was He who was in the beginning with God;
it was He by whom all things were made;
it was God manifest in the flesh;
it was the Creator giving Himself for the creature;
it was the Holy One giving Himself for the ungodly;
it was the innocent One giving Himself for the guilty!

"He loved me—and gave Himself for me!" Precious Savior! let me dwell on Your love and grace—let me wonder and adore. Help me to yield myself to You—and to live to Your praise.

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