Are you still amazed by Amazing Grace?
I was in church this week and we sang a worship song that I have heard many times, yet hit me in a new way I had never thought of. The song was "Thank you God for Saving me," by Christ Tomlin and Phil Wickham. Obviously, one of the lines in it goes, "thank you God, for saving me."
Now don't get me wrong, I am grateful for my salvation. I know that I did nothing to earn it and it was entirely God. But here's the thing: I think that I had ceased to be amazed that God chose to save me. I grew up in a Christian home, am a pastor's kid, went to AWANA (if you don't know what that is, you totally missed out), the whole works. It only seemed natural that I would be saved. In reality, there is nothing natural about my salvation. I was running a hell-bound race. None of the church in the world, none of the Christian parents in the world, no AWANA program, nothing could have saved me from that destiny. The only thing that pulled me out of that was the supernatural, all-changing power of Jesus Christ on that cross.
I was convicted by that song to never stop being amazed that God chose me. He chose to show me my desperate need for Him. He chose me to be His child, adopted by grace. He chose to send His son to die on the cross for me. Overflowing joy should constantly be the song of my ever-astounded heart.
Part of the reason that I think that this is so hard to do is that I let myself become so caught up in my day-to-day life. My car broke down, my dog almost died, I had an incident with a ladder (long story), you get the picture. Life happens, and I far too often let it wear me down. But what would my life look like if the thing always on my mind was the fact that the God of Heaven and Earth came to meet me where I am at, and wants to meet with me every day? I do not yet know the answer to that question, but I will keep you updated as I strive to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjixiJosldU - Thank you God for Saving me by Chris Tomlin
Now don't get me wrong, I am grateful for my salvation. I know that I did nothing to earn it and it was entirely God. But here's the thing: I think that I had ceased to be amazed that God chose to save me. I grew up in a Christian home, am a pastor's kid, went to AWANA (if you don't know what that is, you totally missed out), the whole works. It only seemed natural that I would be saved. In reality, there is nothing natural about my salvation. I was running a hell-bound race. None of the church in the world, none of the Christian parents in the world, no AWANA program, nothing could have saved me from that destiny. The only thing that pulled me out of that was the supernatural, all-changing power of Jesus Christ on that cross.
I was convicted by that song to never stop being amazed that God chose me. He chose to show me my desperate need for Him. He chose me to be His child, adopted by grace. He chose to send His son to die on the cross for me. Overflowing joy should constantly be the song of my ever-astounded heart.
Part of the reason that I think that this is so hard to do is that I let myself become so caught up in my day-to-day life. My car broke down, my dog almost died, I had an incident with a ladder (long story), you get the picture. Life happens, and I far too often let it wear me down. But what would my life look like if the thing always on my mind was the fact that the God of Heaven and Earth came to meet me where I am at, and wants to meet with me every day? I do not yet know the answer to that question, but I will keep you updated as I strive to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjixiJosldU - Thank you God for Saving me by Chris Tomlin
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