Sing About Your Crucified Life – Harmonize Perfectly with Jesus – Psalm 98

Welcome to “Verse by Verse,” Episode 44, a weekly series journeying through the Bible centered on the Words of Institution: “Take and eat.” These central verses in Scripture illuminate our exploration of the entire Bible through the lens of the crucified Christ and his radical invitation to eat his body and drink his flesh.
Sing About Your Crucified Life – Harmonize Perfectly with Jesus
In this profound meditation on Psalm 98:1-3, we discover that God’s “marvelous things” are wonderfully incomprehensible—His strength displayed through apparent weakness, His victory achieved through defeat. The cross, which looks like failure to human eyes, is actually the greatest demonstration of divine power in cosmic history. Sing about the cross!
We’re called to be “spiritual troubadours,” singing a song that’s both ancient and eternally new. God’s salvation doesn’t look like what we expect—it’s not a conquering warrior but a bloodied carpenter’s son. His righteousness appears as its opposite, His love manifests as apparent abandonment.
The stunning truth: when Jesus hung between heaven and earth, humanity was never more beautiful. We were witnesses to—and participants in—the very event that defines us. God’s “remembrance” isn’t mere recall but transformative action, revealing that His love looks like hatred, His salvation like damnation, yet remains frustratingly stronger than human strength. Take and joyfully eat the crucified life of Jesus Christ.
Join Rev. Dr. Frank Balgeman as we discover how all of Scripture points to this transformative moment, Holy Communion. Follow the complete series at FranklyYouNeedAProphet.com, check out the Saturday Evening Blog, and don’t forget to subscribe!