The Watered Soul

Finding Refreshment in the Word

Celebrating the Hope We Find in Christ

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Happy Friday friends. As we are nearing the celebration of Christ resurrection and all that means for us, I thought it appropriate to reshare something I had written.

BURIED IN HIM

Today marks the day we remember them crucifying Jesus

and carrying Him away to be buried in the tomb.

When I think of the word “bury”, heaps of dirt marking a fresh grave comes to mind.

To bury marks an ending of what was and memorializes what now ceases to be.

When they crucified my Lord, they had no idea what significance that would be

to someone like you and me.

How could they have known that precious seed

would serve to set so many free

I heard a man of God say the most dangerous thing you can do to a seed is to bury it.

For there its greatest potential is released.

Beneath the ground beyond what they could see,

God was preparing a way for you and me.

Because they buried Him and He rose again,

my sins and bondages no longer have the power to imprison me.

When they buried Him, they made resurrection available to me

When they closed the tomb that day, they couldn’t fathom

the way of escape made possible on that eventful day.

Because he was bruised and battered, there’s healing here now for me

Because He was buried, I can now live freely

©W.Ward 2010

Now to my recommended reads for your weekend:

I don’t know about you but I have those moments when I wonder has God forgotten about me. If you find yourself experiencing one those moment’s, swing by Barbie’s He Remembered Me

One of the things I’ve come to love about God is that he uses the ordinary mundane tasks of life to teach us. I just loved the lessons Kalley shared in 5 Hair Lessons on Life.

LaVonne had me looking at the account of Naomi and Ruth with fresh eyes this week when I read Lent 2014: Kiss.

Comments

  1. Ella says

    Thank you Wanda! I always enjoy your words and how much you encourage us to see fully~
    I hope you and yours have a lovely Easter and you remind me to see the Easter in my every day!

  3. Denise says

    This is beautiful Wanda! Blessings and love this Easter dear sister, as we are filled with His love and amazing grace! ?
    Denise

  4. floyd says

    Awesome poem, Wanda. Beautiful. Your heart is right where our Father wants it. Blessings you, sister. Happy Easter. HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!

  6. Amy Jung says

    Happy Easter, Wanda! Have a blessed day. We are free to love the Lord and no longer imprisoned by our sins! Thank you for that beautiful Buried In Him writing!

  7. LaVonne says

    Thanks, Wanda, for letting light shine by your on-line presence. You have been a blessing in so many ways. May you live to ever glorify Him!

  8. Jennifer Richardson says

    Yes! Yes…..so much beautiful truth shining here;
    how the enemy must’ve missed it,
    that he was burying a seed:)
    I love that powerful idea.
    Oh joy:)
    thanks for the wonderful way you share His light,
    Jennifer

    • Wanda says

      Isn’t that something Jennifer. We miss it too when things get buried when think it’s lost. Not knowing how God may be using it as seed to bring it to life in a new form. Have a great week.

  9. Ceil says

    Hi Wanda! I hope you had a wonderful Easter celebration with friends and family. He died, but he has risen! Alleluia!
    Blessings,
    Ceil

  10. Sharon says

    Yes, we have been granted life – and life in abundance. Loved your writing here, Wanda. He brought us freedom, even before we really realized how much we needed it!

    GOD BLESS!