(Amazing Grace)

"HOW   SWEET   THE   SOUND"!!!!!!!!!

While serving on a Men's retreat several years ago.....during a chapel service, the worship leader was playing his guitar and singing worship songs;.....when he began singing "Amazing Grace How sweet the sounds that saved a WRETCH like ME".....I believed that our Lord was wanting to teach me something.....so I submitted myself unto God and asked Him to teach me.....saying, "What ARE those "sweet sounds' ?"

It was music - worship music of the most holy kind -- singing TO JESUS, about His obedience to the Father's heart:

A. The percussion sounds:

1) The percussion sounds of this music were made by the hammer striking the  spikes as they were driven through Jesus' hands and his feet!!! and...

2) the cross on which Jesus hung... hitting the bottom of the hole---which caused a very intensely painful "jerking" motion as the spikes pulled on Jesus' muscles and bones!!!

B.The "string music" sound in this music was caused by the whips which  ripped chunks of muscle and flesh from Jesus' back and legs!!! (Mark 10:34)

C. The "wind instrument" sounds of this music were the throats of JESUS, of one of the criminals being crucified along with Jesus, and the Roman who was guarding JESUS.as they spoke the words:

1) (JESUS) "Not my will, but THY will be done". (Matthew 26:39

 My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?!!!?
"Why are You so far from Helping Me?, and from the words of My groaning? (Matthew 27:46)

"Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do' " (Luke 23:34)

(There were two criminals being crucified beside Jesus; one of the criminals believed Jesus was indeed the Messiah): And Jesus said to him " Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)

Jesus said to His Mother, 'Woman, behold your son' " (John 19:26) [(The term  Jesus used when He said "Woman"  is a term of respect and endearment]

Then Jesus said to the disciple (John) 'Behold your mother'.  And from that hour, the disciple (John) took (Mary) into his own home. (John 19:27)

"After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished that Scripture might be fulfilled said 'I thirst'.  (John 19:28)

"So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said 'It is finished' ". (John 19:30)

"And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, 'Father, into Thy hands I commit My Spirit.' " (Luke 23:46)


[ The roman centurion) having seen what had taken place, recognized God and thanked and praised Him and said, 'Indeed, without question, this Man was just and innocent' " (Luke 23:47)


AMAZING GRACE how  (SWEET!!!) the sounds that saved a wretch like me.

You also can be saved...JUST ASK JESUS TO SAVE YOU!!!!!!!!