Genesis 46:1-47:27; Psalm 25:1-22; Matthew 26:31-56
Christ died for us … Romans 5:8b
A crescendo is a musical technique that can be used to great effect, as the notes soar through rising levels of intensity to reach a magnificent high point. There is a much different and disheartening crescendo of thought in the passage our verse is from (Rom. 5:6-11). We discover here, that in our fallen state, we were without strength; we were ungodly; we were sinners; we were enemies of God. It is not a crescendo anyone could rejoice in. But through grace, we can lift our hearts and voices in a crescendo of worship and remembrance today, because in spite of all these
marks against us, Christ died for us. —S. McEachern
To Calvary Lord, in Spirit now, our weary souls repair,
To dwell upon Thy dying love, and taste its sweetness there. —E. Denny