Such Convincing Proof

 

 

He said he loved me

I asked him how much

“More than anything,” He said,

“That is how much.”

 

He said He loved me

I asked Him how much

“More than the world,” He said,

That is how much.”

 

He said He loved me

I asked Him how much

“More than everything, He said,

“That is how much.”

 

He said He loved me

I asked Him how much

“More than the heavens,” He said,

“That is how much.”

 

He said He loved me

I asked Him how much

“More than anyone has ever loved,

That is how much.”

 

That was quite convincing

But I needed something more

So I switched my enquiry,

I wanted to be sure.

 

 

He said He loved me

I said to Him to show it,

“I gave my ultimate,” He said to me,

“He’ll tell you of his visit.”

 

He said He loved me

I said to Him to show it,

“I came from a celestial city,” he said,

For you was my mandate.

 

I left it all behind

Because I thought of your need,

I left because I love you

It’s that love that made me bleed.

 

He said he loved me

I said to him to prove it,

He showed to me his hands and feet

Then I started to get it.

 

 

 

Then he showed his riven side

And without a doubt I knew

Not only does he love me

But I know he loves you too.

 

He said He loves me

I no longer demand any proof

For when I look into his eyes

I know he is the Truth.

 

He said he loves me

He gave his all for me,

He died the death of a criminal

For me on Calvary’s tree.

 

He said he loved me

Though I had committed the crime,

It was my sin that nailed him there

Before the beginning of time.

 

He said He loves me

Though unlovable I truly am

And even before the dawn of time

He had decided on a plan.

 

 

That plan was put into action

And completed by His Son

So that I could have eternal life

And be an heir of His kingdom

 

“Now that you know,” He asked,

“How much do you love me?”

That’s a lifetime commitment I said

With which I struggle daily.

 

“You will struggle,” He replied,

“Once you try in your own love

But that struggle will go away

With the love that’s from above.”

 

I’ve found that to be true

Though I still occasionally fall,

But whenever there is such an incident

I would hear His loving call.

 

 

He calls me by His Spirit

That faithfully shows the way

To love the Lover of my soul

Each and every day.

 

Stewart Russell © June, 2018