Down the Path to the Well--a thought to
remember along the way
They gathered at the Cross that day--the
women who loved Him; the guards who
stole from Him; the crowd who
watched Him--they were all there, to
worship, to weep, to mock, to scorn--and
to see! They were rich and poor; wise
and unlearned; tall and thin, short and
plump; well-dressed and in rags--they
were all there...at the foot of the Cross.
We gather at the Cross today too--the
people who love Him; the wicked who
hate him; the indifferent who pass by
Him. We're rich and poor; wise and
unlearned; tall and thin, short and
plump; we're well-dressed or in well-
worn garments--we are all there...and
level...at the foot of the Cross.
In society, education, government and
the marketplace, it is not so! In business,
law, medicine and the workplace, it is
not so! There are ranks and orders, castes
and divides--and like it or not, we are
often worlds apart. No meeting ground,
no common ground...until...
We all arrive at the Cross--and there we
find a different kind of ground. It's holy
ground. It's level ground. We stand in
awe, in reverence, in redemption, in the
garments of His righteousness--OR we
stand in mockery, in madness, in
mankind's resistance and rejection, in the
filthy rags of the unredeemed--but we're
all there, all on the same level...at the
foot of the Cross.
I want to stay there--to cling to that old
rugged Cross; to bow and to adore the
One who hangs there for me. I'm in the
crowd...but yet I stand alone. I am one
unique person, unlike any other in that
crowd-- and He sees me; He knows me;
He loves me. I behold--and I bow--low...at the
foot of the Cross!
-a refreshing in the Water of His Word
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, long-suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, self-control; against
such there is no law and they that
are Christ's have crucified the
flesh with the affections and
lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let
us also walk in the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22-26)." Draw from the Well--a song and
a prayer for renewing strength for this day
I Love You, Jesus .....
by Gilberto Barreto
"Lord, I mingle with the
crowd who love You today;
but I stand alone,
unworthy, in Your holy
presence, except by the
Blood of Your Cross.
I bow in adoration--and
You see me there, Lord;
You know me and I am
glad. I thank You,
my Lord,
In Jesus' Name, Amen."