MONDAY April 26, 2010

ORPHANS OF GOD (Avalon) Who here among us has not been broken Who here among us is without guilt or pain So oft’ abandoned by our transgressions If such a thing as grace exists Then grace was made for lives like this There are no strangers There are no outcasts There are no orphans of God So many fallen, but hallelujah There are no orphans of God Come ye unwanted and find affection Come all ye weary, come and lay down your head Come ye unworthy, you are my brother If such a thing as grace exists Then grace was made for lives like this O blessed Father, look down upon us We are Your children, we need Your love We run before Your throne of mercy And seek Your face to rise above We are not orphans.  If such a thing as grace exists, then grace was made for lives like this.  Grace does exist.  (G etting R ight A t C hrist’s E xpense)  Good news.  God’s News.  There are no orphans, once we are bought, we belong to God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.  A great price was paid for ALL our sins.  The Bible says that God sees us through the righteousness of Jesus.  We are not abandoned by our transgression.  We are a called people, set apart for His Pleasure.  Then if we are never orphans and Grace covers our sins….what is bad about sin?  This is what sin causes in our lives.  It keeps us away from God, it keeps us away from the full, abundant life that He has for us.  It causes us to hurt, it causes the ones that we love to hurt, it breaks the heart of God to see us suffer and living outside His blessings.  God cannot lie, He loves us unconditionally.  It affects our confidence.  His opinion of us does not change….but we change our opinion of ourselves.  We hide from the Lord, we turn Him off in our minds.  We run from Him. There are no strangers, there are no outcasts.  Very simply, Thank You Lord Jesus for the Price that You paid for me.  Today I am Reflecting on Your Grace, Mary Ann