Based in part on 2 Cor 5:17-21 :
Reconciled In My Forgiveness by Michael Doyle Stepping off the heavenly throne For the sake of humanity's own We are bought and covered in our sin Thankful that we are saved again Loved though we did not deserve Held by the holy that we might serve To be convicted in the words we hear Praiseworthy in our love with no fear In the depths of the shadows of our soul We accept the comfort that does console That though we are indeed bound for glory We know we must do our part for His story In perfect submission we find in your name Our way out of sin and dishonor out of shame Thankful that from my chains you set me free Setting me apart to learn how to live wholly holy The old me has passed away to become reconciled From those things were embraced and defiled No longer having my trespasses counted against me But having been forgiven for all the error in enmity Confirmed as Christian in the realness of identity As brother to all as part of God's good family Having come to terms with who I really must be Presenting myself as I am in all my reality Not a refugee from the things that I did wrong But as one who knows where I know I belong Rock solid in who I am as a man who does his best Having long since past that important test Believing what the Lord does say about me Soul in keeping as one assured of my family In a society of style over substance, running deeper So that I have become new as the stars' keeper The reasons for my living changed to a new creation Looking for something deeper than mere sensation I walk my path side by side in all of God's ways Come alive from the cross for the rest of my days With God, I am reconciled in our relationship Knowing my part is found in my holy worship There in the message of hope given up to me Though dead once, the debt is paid for my dignity Cleansed from the very worse of who I have been I know that i have worn the tainted sinner's skin Unable to fix the horrid things that I have done Knowing I owe all of this to God's only son Through the grace of God I have received this gift Bridging the gap of unworthiness across the rift That I could never hope through myself to redeem The lamb of God has made my soul become clean Though once a creature of darkness, I am made right Having been led through the goodness to the light I willingly play a vital role as an ambassador for Him Feeling this deeply in my soul as more than a whim The purpose of my life is to help others come alive To reach for that that more than to just survive God's mouthpiece of hope found in our Savior To live a better life by changing our behavior Showing through the Father's light, God's glory Representing Him through actions and His story Embracing the hurt and filling the world with love Doing our best to show the path of heaven above (c) May 17, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
