Wasn’t It A Wonder?

 

Wasn’t it a wonder

The inscription o’er his head?

The King of the Jews

Was what it had said.

What the scribes did not know

Was how right they were,

Had they known then

That would have been quite a stir.

Not only king of the Jews

But King of the World,

The same world he had created

By his spoken Word.

Wasn’t it a wonder

The thief hanging at his side

Who at that opportune moment

On his word had relied?

While the other railed on him

And in the worst way behaved

Jesus in his dying moments

Still had power to save.

Salvation was granted

To that thief who asked

And the assurance was given

Before Jesus had passed.

Wasn’t it a wonder

There was total darkness at noon

And it was so horrid

For the Light there was no room?

Right there on the cross

Hung the Light of the World

But the World knew it not

Though it was written in His Word.

A time is coming

When greater darkness will come

To all those who refuse

To accept the light from God’s Son.

Wasn’t it a wonder

At the rending of the temple veil?

Now any other way to God

Except through Jesus will fail.

Before, only the High Priest

Had accessed to God’s throne,

Now we all can come to him boldly

And that, through Jesus alone.

Thank God for that rending

And the unobstructed path

By which every born again believer

Can come through Jesus Christ at last.

Wasn’t it a wonder

When the earth did quake

And happened as God had planned

For Jesus Christ sake?

Right then the earth submitted

To the Lordship of Christ

Even as the sun earlier on

Had recognized his great sacrifice.

For the elements demonstrated

That Jesus was the Lord of life

Who had been crucified that day

On account of mankind’s strife.

 

Wasn’t it a wonder

When the graves opened up?

Jesus had cried with a loud voice

Having drunk the bitter cup.

Many of the saints that slept

Then suddenly arose

Confirming that Jesus in dying

Had both death and the grave disposed.

In three days hence

He would tear death’s bars away

And render the grave powerless

Over him that holds full sway.

There is going to be

A great getting up morning

And we all are looking forward

To that great day’s dawning.

Wasn’t it a wonder

Regarding the centurion’s confession?

Note what he said

After he’d seen all that had happened.

 

Truly this was the Son of God

The centurion back then had said

And note that according to Mark 15:39

He said it as soon as Jesus was dead.

Hopefully such a revelation

Would not be just head knowledge assent

But regarding your spiritual well being

In your heart you will repent.

Isn’t it a wonder

That even on All Fools’ Day

The best decision that anyone can make

Is to let the Lord Jesus have his way?

For the first time since 1945

Easter is falling on All Fool’s Day,

Send the fool further need not be your lot

It’s time to keep the devil at bay.

Be a part of the wonder

Of this resurrection celebration

And experience the wonderful joy

That is God’s great salvation.

A Blessed Easter to You

Stewart Russell © April 2018