To Know your Name...

I woke up with a new feeling...way better than last night's :)

There is a song I found myself singing in the shower this morning – “To know Your name“, by Hillsong United. There’s something about the lyrics to this song that speaks to me all the time. There are specific lines in this song that minister to my core, while the Lord walks with me through this season – a very long season, but I find it to be almost over and I’m awaiting the next one. I find myself singing this song to God at random hours of the day & night and it’s amazing to feel Him smiling over me – it’s actually tangible.

“Your grace has overwhelmed my brokenness” – this is simply amazing – - in our broken state, the Lord’s grace abounds in ways that don’t make sense to the carnal mind. It’s as though we don’t feel the symptoms of brokenness, even when we’re walking in the season of emptying out, because the Lord has medicated us with His amazing grace. I think that’s an awesome way to look at this season I’m in now – I no longer feel the awful symptoms of brokenness even though I do know I am still in the season – that has not changed, but what has changed – is the acceptance & realization of my Jesus’ grace.

“The precious blood of Jesus Christ redeems, forgiven I’m alive, restored. Set free” – I think this line still makes my eyes water, because it’s unbelievable that through the blood of my Jesus, my life is completely redeemed and renewed. Nothing about my life can or ever will be the same because the blood of Jesus has taken its place in my awkwardly shaped life. Like the lyrics say, his life was truly precious on earth and yet people de-valued Him, sadly they still do..

I can say one thing, when people take the ice off of their beings and warm up to the concept that Christ’s life did not have to be taken away so harshly for our sake, only then will members of the Body step up to the plate and do what the Lord has been calling them to do since the beginning of time It’s this ice that has been numbing the mentality of Christians today – it does exactly to our Spiritual bodies as actual ice would do to the physical body. What does it do? When you apply ice to the body, it numbs the body from feeling the pain and suffering of the injury or damage that has previously occurred. In the same context, as the Lord’s Body – we have applied ice on our Spiritual bodies so that we would remain numb to the pain and suffering of our precious Jesus, our King Jesus. We can look at the scars and the bruises of the injury and talk about it, but we can’t feel it – so the lack of impact deems worthless to even talk about.

Every time we get a visual of the cross – tears should physically drop like rain, because we do not deserve eternity with Him, but yet it is freely given. We are forever in debt to Him – we took the loan from God, but Jesus paid the interest for us because there was no way we could afford it, make sense? I love the cross, it’s simply beautiful, even in the inhumanity of it. I do find myself thinking about it whenever I get time away from the busyness of the world – it realigns my thoughts, words, and actions.

I’ll leave you with the last few lines of the song.. And He took my place, knowing He´d be crucified. And You loved, You loved a people undeserving!

Be blessed.

To Jesus, my King Jesus..

The precious blood of Jesus Christ redeems,
Forgiven I´m alive, restored. Set free.
Your Majesty resides inside of me,
Forever I believe, forever I believe.
Arrested by your truth and righteousness,
Your grace has overwhelmed my brokenness.
Convicted by your spirit, led by your word,
Your love will never fail, your love will never fail.
I know you gave the world
Your only son for us
To know Your name
To live within the Saviour’s love
And He took my place
Knowing He´d be crucified
And You loved, You loved
A people undeserving!
-Hillsong, To know Your name