It's Me Again God 2

116. I Won't Forget

It's me again God,

I woke with this beautiful song in my mind! I want to sing it to You before I read from Your Word today:

I Won't Forget (Find it on YouTube or iTunes)

I won't forget the price You paid
Though death was mine, You took my place
I won't forget the sacrifice
For to this love I owe my life
Jesus, oh the wonder of Your name
Jesus, I'm forever changed
You've searched my heart and know my ways
You've held me in Your hands of grace
Now I have found my peace with God
A refuge in my Savior's love
Jesus, oh the wonder of Your name
Jesus, I'm forever changed
Jesus, oh the wonder of Your name
Jesus, I'm forever changed
You came in the night and tore down the walls
That held my broken heart
When all I could see lay ruined and scarred
Your light shattered the dark
You came in the night and tore down the walls
That held my broken heart
When all I could see lay ruined and scarred
Your light shattered the dark
Jesus, oh the wonder of Your name
Jesus, I'm forever changed
Songwriters: Jason Ingram / Brian Johnson / Jeremy Riddle / Jenn Johnson

Thank You for changing my life forever Jesus! You saved me from eternal death, from separation from the Father. How could I forget the price You paid and as I read from Mark today, it is special to see that one woman knew how amazing You were Jesus. She poured out her love in a most extravagant way and I can't help thinking that I just want to do the same:

"Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. "But not during the festival," they said, "or the people may riot." While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, "Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor." And they rebuked her harshly. "Leave her alone," said Jesus. "Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her." Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over."
‭‭Mark‬ ‭14:1-11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

What a precious moment in time, that You should be anointed because soon You would die for all mankind! Your close disciples had been told that this would happen soon but they just didn't seem to get it! Jesus how Your heart must have hurt as You sensed the attitude of those around You who rebuked the woman so harshly and then You also would have been aware that Judas was heading off to the chief priests to betray You! Your human heart must have felt the betrayal although You knew it would lead to Your death.

Thank You again that You went through with it all because Your love was so great so I could have peace with God the Father and be saved for all eternity! Show me how I can pour out my love for You in an extravagant way today.

I won't forget the price You paid,
I love You so much,
Amen