On June 4, 2011, one of my granddaughters was at our house, and she was about to get her fingernails painted. While this was happening, my husband was watching the neighbors across the street from us get a new roof put on their house, and so there were lots of nails being discussed. Granddaughter Lizzie then began singing, “Nails, nails, nails, nails, nails.” So, the first five notes of this song were Lizzie’s notes, and so was the idea of the nails.
The Lord then took this idea of nails and gave me a song about the nails that were pounded into Jesus’ hands and feet on the day he was crucified on the cross for the sins of the whole world. The day he died he took upon himself the sins of the entire world. Our sins were then crucified with him on that cross, and they were buried with him. But when he rose from the dead, he rose victorious over death, hell, Satan and sin so that we could be delivered from our slavery to sin and walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands.
Yet, for us to be forgiven of our sins, and to have eternal life with him in heaven, we must by faith in him turn from our sins, be transformed of the Spirit of God, and be given new lives in Christ, “created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” And then we must walk in holiness and in righteousness in walks of obedience to our Lord and to his commands and no longer in sin. For if sin is what we practice, and not righteousness, and not obedience to our Lord, we will not inherit eternal life with God.
[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]
Nails Were Pounded
An Original Work / June 4, 2011
Nails were pounded when
He hung on a tree;
Suffered for us so
we could be set free.
He died for our sins;
rose up from the grave,
So we could be forgiven;
by His grace we’re saved.
A spear pierced His side;
His clothes they’d divide;
A crown on His head
to mock Him instead
Of honoring Him
as our Savior, King,
Who gave his life for the world
to be free from sin.
Forsaken by friends,
though He’d not offend.
He lived perfectly;
our High Priest to be.
He calls us to see,
and by faith believe;
In repentance receive Him;
live eternally.
Walking Wounded 