Oh it is wonderful ?

     In our Hymnbook there is a hymn whose chorus opines that "Oh it is Wonderful, that He should care for me enough to Die for me.  Oh it is Wonderful, Wonderful to me."  The He in this case would be Jesus, and the death spoken of would be that atonement that took place in the garden and on the cross.
   
     All of my life I have loved this hymn,  and loved to sing it loud and with all the passion of one who want's everyone to know that I BELIEVE.
 
       Yet at times, when I fall short of the goal of Godly Perfection, I wonder if my shortcomings are really a manifestation of my lack of belief.  If I really believed, wouldn't I be a better Disciple,  A better example of what I profess to believe?  If I am a true believer shouldn't I proclaim my allegiance  to the Lord every time I am asked, and not just when I know it is safe to do so?

     Enter Peter, That same Peter who walked on water because he believed, yet faltered because he took his eyes off our Savior, and was asked "wherefore didst thou doubt?"   This Peter, who also denied the that he knew the Savior 3 times, went on to become might in his Testimony.  Mighty in he faith and Mighty in his Priesthood.

     If even the Mighty Peter could have moments of Human Weakness, and still come back to become who the Savior needed,  Who would stand and testify even unto Death, Then surely there is hope for me.

  I do stand, amazed at the Saviors love for me.  I do think of His hands Pierced and bleeding to pay my debt.  I do marvel that He would extend such great love and mercy.  I do look forward to the day when I too can kneel at his feet and there declare with a heart full of love and devotion.

OH It is Wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me.
Oh it is Wonderful to me.

Perfection comes in small steps one at a time.  Like steps upon the windy water, we must make sure that each step is taken with our focus on the Savior.  Yet if we falter, become distracted by the wind and the world, and find our selves beginning to sink beneath the waves of doubt and despair, all we need do is call out. Lord Save Me and reach out our hand.  We will find his hand every time.

and That Is why He is Wonderful.