Amnesty is Granted
by Sammy Hagar
Love's an hourglass
Goes out wide, comes in closer
Time ticks away, it drips away
Leaving empty, sanded shoulders
But who said that love would last forever
I'm growing tired of feeling like I do
All those simple little secrets
Have come between us
And they're pushing me away
And I feel comfort in the distance
And you said that love would last forever
I'm growing tired of feeling like I do
Oh yeah
And there's a time, there's a place
A change of heart, about face
It's about love, it's about forgiveness
It's about our destiny
Tell me now, tell me like it is
No one has to give
Amnesty is granted
And what's done is done for everyone
Come on baby I want to start again
Right now
Amnesty is granted
And I think a lot
Yeah, I've been thinking a lot
I've been thinking about you baby
Lord knows I've been thinking a lot
I've been thinking love should last forever
Been growing tired of feeling like I do
Oh yeah
A change of heart, about face
It's about love, it's about forgiveness
It's about our destiny, Oh
Tell me now, tell me like it is
'Cause no one has to give
Amnesty is granted
And what's done is done for everyone
Come on baby I want to start again
Right now
Amnesty is granted
Come on
Amnesty is granted
Oh baby, come on
Amnesty is granted
Yeah
All relationships, at one time or another, hit a spot...a place of coldness perhaps...a place of doubt...a place of pain...a place of failure...a place that can seem like you cannot escape? It is in that time, that place, that we get tired of feeling that way. It's been said that "when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change" transformation begins. Easter weekend can be one of those times. As the song says "I'm growing tired of feeling like I do...And there's a time, there's a place...A change of heart, about face...It's about love, it's about forgiveness...It's about our destiny." That sums up the opportunity of this Easter season...the opportunity Jesus provides. To "repent" means to turn, go in the opposite direction, an about face, a change of heart. Jesus death and resurrection, is His love in action. Forgiveness in action. His invitation to each of us to walk with Him...into our destiny...an eternal destiny! A place where sin & death cannot and does not win. Love wins! As the song says "amnesty has been granted". What's "amnesty"? It's defined as, "a general pardon for offenses, especially against a government or ruler, often granted before any trial or conviction." That's the beauty of Easter...our King, our ruler Jesus took the punishment for all our failures...and gave amnesty to us in its place. Because amnesty has been given...all who recieve it inherit a destiny of eternal life...victory over sin & death. A message loudly proclaimed that Easter morning!
But what about my selfishness...my greed...my lust...my anger...the dark things of my soul? This Easter, FRIENDS wants to remind you...Amnesty has been granted...Love wins!
be God's
Brian O
ECHO
Lead Pastor dude
Friends Community Church
Tyler, Texas
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