Happy Easter, everyone! He is RISEN!!! Hallelujah!
I was able to spend Easter weekend with my family, and worship this morning with my home church, First Baptist of Prattville. I sing with the choir whenever I am home, and I wanted to share the words to our anthem today because they are just that powerful and deserve to be shared! Ponder this as you think on the sacrifice of the cross and the glory of the Resurrection.
It is Finished - by Bill and Gloria Gaither
There's a line that's been drawn through the ages.
On that line stands an old rugged cross.
On that cross, a battle is raging
for the gain of man's soul or its loss.
On one side march the forces of evil,
all the demons, all the devils of hell.
On the other, the angels of glory,
and they meet on Golgotha's hill.
The earth shakes with the force of the conflict,
and the sun refuses to shine.
For there hangs God's Son in the balance,
and then through the darkness He cries:
It is finished, the battle is over.
It is finished, there'll be no more war.
It is finished, the end of the conflict.
It is finished, and Jesus is Lord!
Yet in my heart, a battle was still raging.
Not all prisoners of war have come home.
These were battlefields of my own making.
I didn't know that the war had been won.
Oh but then I heard that the King of the Ages
had fought all the battles for me,
and the victory was mine for the claiming.
And now, praise HIS name I am free!
It is finished, the battle is over.
It is finished, there'll be no more war.
It is finished, the end of the conflict.
It is finished, and Jesus is Lord!
He has risen indeed! It is finished!
