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Bless His Name

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[Verse 1] Oh my Savior and Lord— The Prince—that Heaven does adore— Oh how You have come— Tho our Heavenly Father’s Son— To rid the world of sin by paying its price— Oh spotless Lamb—ohhhh—the only perfect sacrifice! [Verse 2] And Lord—what You’ve done— Being the only sinless one— Among earthly gods or mortal men— Only You—knew no sin— Yet You came—and died for all— And You died the death I owed—in place of all of us—only at Your Father’s call. [Chorus] Oh bless our God and His Holy Son— Bless His name—forever on high and here below— Oh may we the name of Jesus— forever proclaim! [Verse 3] Jesus conquered sin, death and the grave— Just for my soul to save— But His dying wasn’t what made my eternity sealed— Nor was my assurance yet revealed— [Verse 4] Ohhhh—but on the third day— When the stone was rolled away— And the tomb was empty— That paved my road to glory and to be with Jesus in Heaven someday! [Bridge] And so I’ll sing—Oh. I. Will. Sing! I will forever sing His praise— For God did on that day— And one day soon— His Son and my soul—one day RAISE!! [Chorus] Oh bless our God and His Holy Son— Bless His name—forever on high and here below— Oh may we the name of Jesus— forever proclaim!
Ministry Devotional

Bless His Name

Read together: 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:26–27; 1 Corinthians 15:12–20; Romans 4:25; 1 Peter 3:18

Every religion and philosophy offers some kind of answer to the problem of human failure. Try harder. Balance the scales. Find enlightenment. But this song begins with something none of them can claim: a Savior who never sinned, who came to pay the price for sinners.

Among earthly gods or mortal men, only You knew no sin. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. That is the great exchange at the heart of the gospel. Jesus took what we deserved, and He gives us what He deserves.

Read Hebrews 7:26–27. The writer describes Jesus as a high priest who is holy, innocent, undefiled, and separated from sinners. Earthly priests had to offer sacrifices day after day, first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. Jesus did not need to offer anything for Himself. He offered Himself, once for all. The song calls Him the only perfect sacrifice, and Scripture agrees. No other offering is needed, and no other offering will do.

Then the song makes a striking turn. His dying wasn't what made my eternity sealed, nor was my assurance yet revealed—but on the third day, when the stone was rolled away… It is worth reading that carefully. The cross is where Jesus paid for our sins. Read 1 Peter 3:18: Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. Yet if the story had ended at the tomb, we would have no confidence that His sacrifice had been accepted. That is Paul's point in 1 Corinthians 15:12–20. If Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile and we are still in our sins. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead.

Romans 4:25 holds both truths together: Jesus was delivered over to death for our trespasses and raised to life for our justification. The cross and the empty tomb are not competing events. They are one saving work. The death paid the debt. The resurrection declares the debt paid in full. That is why the song can say the empty tomb paved my road to glory.

Perhaps you have believed in Jesus' death but still live with uncertainty about whether you are truly forgiven. Look at the empty tomb. The Father raised His Son. He accepted the sacrifice. If you have trusted Christ, your assurance does not rest on how strong your feelings are today. It rests on a risen Savior.

And perhaps you have never trusted Him. The invitation is simple: turn from your sin and trust the sinless One who died in your place and rose again. The same God who raised Jesus will one day raise all who belong to Him.

That is the song's final note of joy: one day soon His Son and my soul—one day RAISE! The believer's hope is not merely life after death. It is resurrection.

A moment to respond: Read 1 Corinthians 15:12–20 aloud. Then write two short sentences: "Because Jesus died, ___." "Because Jesus rose, ___." Fill them in with what these truths mean for you, and thank God for both.

Let's pray: Lord Jesus, spotless Lamb of God, You knew no sin, yet You bore ours. Thank You for dying the death we owed and for rising on the third day. Settle our hearts in the assurance of Your finished work. Let us bless Your name here below until the day You raise us to be with You forever. Amen.

Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that your assurance would rest not on yourself, but on the crucified and risen Savior whose name is worthy of every song.

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