NOTHING LOST
by Marie Elena
As I embrace One who was slain,
and forfeit self,
what will I gain?
Eternal life in Christ is mine
not of my self,
but His design.
His agony, my boundless gain
corrupted self
cannot attain.
In death to self I gain no loss
my life secured
on Calvary’s cross.
(c) Marie Elena Good, 2012
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?” ~ Luke 9:24-25.
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I find this is easier said than lived out daily.,
The way I see it, it is the finished work of Christ. I want to live as He wants me to live, but all of my striving to do so still falls short. It is to my benefit here in this physical body to try to love as He loved as He walked on this earth. But in the end, it is Him. It is ALL Him. Praise God!