5-19-23

I'm living proof

Of what the mercy of God can do

If You knew me then

You'd believe me now

He turned my whole life upside down

Took the old and He made it new

That's just what the mercy of God can do

Now I'm alive to tell the story

How I've overcome

It's His goodness and mercy

And the power of His blood

I'm so glad that my freedom

Wasn't based on what I've done

The goodness and mercy

And the power of the blood

So much power in the blood

I thought I deserved

Oh, to be six feet beneath the earth

For all the things I've done

The things I've said

The choices made that I regret

Oh, I would still be lost

Oh, but for the mercy of God

If you are unfamiliar with this song, google a line and listen to it. There is not one person on this earth who doesn’t need God to turn their lives upside down. Will we let Him? We are born with that sinful nature. We cannot help ourselves. If we could, there would be no need for a God.

But If you knew me then, you would know. I suspect it’s the same with you. We all had a “before Jesus” life. In fact, we STILL have that sinful nature. So, the power of Jesus blood saves us every day. EVERY day His mercies are new.

Thank you Lord for the forgiveness every day, for the only way we could ever have the hope of heaven. Amen

Shirlene Peterson