I heard this song for the first time about a month ago, and it brought me to tears. Since then I have listened to it many, many times and it can still bring tears to my eyes. Maybe you are wondering why, maybe you're thinking "it's a beautiful song but why the tears...repeatedly?". The answer is simple, it speaks to my heart because I could have written it, word for word. It could be the theme song for most of my life. I have always, always, loved the Lord. I have always, always, believed His word is truth but I put Him inside a box. I made the box based on my views of myself, my idea of how other's saw me, and stuffed Him inside. When I first heard the song the line "those were only empty words on a page" didn't ring true with me at first, I thought "well, most of this song sounds about right, but I always believed His word was true". It wasn't until I'd listened to it a few times that it occurred to me that, despite always believing the bible and what God was able to do, I never believed He would do it for me, so doesn't that make the words empty? If I don't believe they have power for my life, isn't it the same thing? Invisibility and insignificance are two things I have struggled with my whole life, I even blogged about it once. Only in the last year have I learned that this view of myself as being unseen, unknown, not special caused me to limit my knowledge of who God truly is. I have experienced His presence many times over in my life, but I never really dove in so to speak, not like I could have, not like He wanted me to. Now that I see, now that I have tasted the real truth about God's heart for me... I cannot even describe it. I am left wanting more; to know more, to see more, to taste more, to feel more of the overwhelming, all consuming, never ending, never failing love of the Father. I want to experience more of His power manifested in my life, for His glory, for His kingdom, that my life would be used in an even greater capacity to show His love, His life changing grace and mercy to pour out into other's lives. Don't walk through life with a limited view of who He is, don't put Him in a box, give Him free reign, you won't be sorry, I promise.
(I posted the lyrics below the video in case you don't have time to listen to the song, so this blog makes more sense...listen if you can though, it's beatiful:)
I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were might to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life it's name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
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