“Oh , the love that drew salvation’s plan! Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary!
Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary!
Do these words sound familiar to you? No doubt you have sung them many times over the years. They are from the hymn “At Calvary” written by William R. Newell in 1895. There are many truths to be found in this beautiful song, and they are as real today as they were they day they were first written down.
History records Calvary as an event of some 2,000 years ago, but to those of us who know the peace and pardon of God, Calvary is ever present. While historical events fade from books as newer events take their place, we still talk of Calvary from which both the history of man and the plan and purpose of God revolve.
- For the life that seems empty, Calvary gives purpose!
- For the heart darkened with failure, Calvary means forgiveness!
- For the body that will one day die, Calvary means deliverance!
Only at Calvary, where the once-for-all payment for sin was made, can the cleansing from sin be found. Only in our Savior’s death, burial, resurrection, and the promise to one-day return, can a purpose be found for life.