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As I write this
I have been listening to Delirious? while preparing for a week of
ministry. The band is singing “River of Grace” and I've been captured by the lyrics so much so that I've lost track
of what I had been meditating on, which was the subject of The Presence of God.
Listen with me for a moment:
Mystery of mysteries
That you
could love someone like me
In your
hands eternity
And yet you
have the time for me
A love so
undeserved
You held
nothing in reserve
Heaven
played its symphony
I took your
hand you rescued me
Grace like a
river
Is flowing
down
Is flowing
down
Grace like a
river
It's flowing
down to me
Written by Stu Garrard/Martin Smith ©2003 Curious? Music UK
And
it occurred to me, as I pored over the same Scripture verse in
various Bible versions, trying to catch the import of
the words that what I was trying to discover; what I was really
seeking; what most likely actually led you to this web
site and to this page is literally a cry and a hunger to experience
His grace. When we talk about finding His presence; getting to where
He is, we discover that it’s impossible for man – for you and me –
human beings – flawed, imperfect, broken, sometimes discouraged,
weary of trying and failing and flailing, to get where He is.
And
so Grace, “like a river” flows down; emanates from Him, from His
Throne of Grace, from His very heart. From the innermost counsels of
His very being, He steps out, bows down, reaches low, and
demonstrates that grace in the giving
of His Son so that you and I can find what it is we truly seek; to
be embraced by Grace; to be enveloped; to be consumed; to be
overwhelmed.
Well, I must move on. The song has ended. Delirious? is singing
another tune, “Majesty (Here I Am).” Listen with me,
Your grace has found me just as
I am
Empty
handed, but alive in your hands
Majesty,
Majesty
Forever I am
changed by your love
In the
presence of your Majesty
Written by Stu Garrard/Martin Smith ©2003 Curious? Music UK
In His Abundant Grace,
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