† The Door Marked Surrender

The door is marked surrender on both sides. Verse 1 Lord Jesus, God of all creation For all things are created by you, for you, And held together in you. Kenosis… You emptied the fullness of reigning, That we might know the richness of reigning in life. You vacated your vocation as ruling King, Taking on the Cross as a humiliated criminal. Kenosis… The key that opens God's Kingdom. Your unsearchable riches from your unfathomable sacrifice. Your emptying becomes our filling. Verse 2 You did not enter the fullness of humanity without first denying the vastness of deity. No one can enter the fullness of the Kingdom without first denying the vastness of self. Kenosis… The key that opens God's Kingdom. Your unsearchable riches from your unfathomable sacrifice. Your emptying becomes our filling. Verse 3 As you were lifted up, all bowed. Only when bowed are we lifted up. With surrendered self-will, I rummage for words and works yet to pay homage. I kneel to heal, I bow to rise, for kneeling is the path into your Kingdom. The door is marked surrender on both sides.