Calvary is Enough

“Calvary's enough
Calvary's enough
God, I know nothing
But I know this much
Your blood has spoken
It shouts from the cross
The world is broken but all is not lost
Because of Jesus and all You have done
On Calvary
It's more than enough
God, I know nothing
But I know this much
Oh Calvary is always enough”

Earlier this year, I came across this song by Brook Ligertwood, and it wrecked me. I would strongly encourage you to pull it up and listen to it this week as we approach Easter. Many times in our lives, we get lost in the complicated and lose the beauty of the simple. For me, this time of year is always a return to the simplicity of the gospel.

• Jesus died for me.

I don’t need to add to it, because it’s the greatest news ever told. Jesus chose to die so that I might have relationship with Him.

He saw me at my worst and chose to love me anyway. He died for me before I ever knew Him. This is most humbling because I’m a mess now, not even taking into account who I was! With that death came forgiveness of my past, my present, and my future sins. This is also amazing news because I fall short all the time. Jesus died for me.

• Jesus died for them.

“Them” is a big word. I suppose it includes everyone, though I’m sure we all wish we could choose a few to leave out from being numbered in the “them!” 

The truth is that Jesus did die for them, and that includes everyone. I forget that at times. My heart gets hurt, frustrated, and mad as hell at people; and yet the cross always calls me back to the remembrance that in my life, I’ve been more like Judas than John.

Please don’t misunderstand that. It’s not that Jesus rubs my face in my failure at all, but you can’t look at the cross without humility and love being the outcome. Jesus carried my shame so that when I gaze upon the cross, I see it with gratitude and with the stark realization that without it, I am lost.

I think that is why that song has wrecked me this year. As I’ve grappled with forgiveness, frustration, and anger at times, I have been constantly reminded that in the shadow of the cross, it’s easier to forgive. As my attention and focus look to the cross, mercy and grace begin to flow out of my heart. You can’t look to cross and not receive those two things.

What’s the lesson in all this? You can’t give away what you don’t have. If your heart lacks tenderness today for yourself or your fellow man, I would encourage you to spend some time remembering to cross.

“God, I know nothing
But I know this much
Oh Calvary is always enough”

It really is enough.

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