Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Chorus, Jesus Paid It All, Elvina M. Hall, 1865 ��

When I woke up this morning, the chorus of Jesus Paid It All was ringing in my ears. I must admit my first thought was, Huh? But okay, I���ve learned that when God starts being all chatty so early in the morning, he has lots to say and wants my attention immediately. So I went with it.

Standing in the shower I start singing the words. Okay, I thought, that���s powerful. But I���m still waking up here, Father. I get it, I get it.

I moved onto devotions. Surely, I���ll get into some deep meaning in scripture. My reading is Romans 5:8 ��� ���But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.���

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:8 NLT

I closed my Bible and sat back. No, I hadn’t realized it all. I wasn’t comprehending the significance of my morning. I needed to ponder, really reach into what I was hearing.

Then it hit me. I can do all I want that���s good ��� I can talk the Christian talk ��� I can act like I know what Life���s all about. But bottom line, if it wasn���t for Jesus��� willingness to take what I deserve and offer me grace instead of judgment, it���d all be for nothing.

Nada. Zero.

I know it isn���t cool to talk about messy things like ���blood��� and ���judgment���, but that is the bottom line. I owe all my peace, sleep-filled nights, and tender heart to my Savior. Without his willingness to give himself as he did, I���d still be the pathetic wacko I started out as so many years earlier.�� But now I have another option; Grace.

My day���s been filled with whistling a catchy tune today. Yes, Jesus DID pay it all. And I will forever be grateful. I’m so glad he woke me up the way he did.

Do you feel like you don���t matter? Are you happy ��� or are you doing what you never thought you���d do? Do you see consistencies ��� or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I���d love to chat.

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