Thursday, April 1, 2010

A THOUSAND MILES (Free Chapel)

I have walked a thousand miles with all my test and all my trials

And then You still love me for me

In the refuge of your wings, I can rest in You safely, O Lord, You cover me

Now I can finally see

It was your love changing me

It’s your mercy that draws me near

By your grace, I’m standing here

No matter the road I walk, it’s covered my wrongs,

I realize it’s true

There is none like You

I will run the race of life, pressing on toward Your prize

It’s You, my reward is You

I will live because You died and as You rose, I will rise in You, victoriously

Now I can finally see, it was You hand, yearning me

I can finally see how Your love has guided me

There’s one thing I’ve found to be true

There’s none like you

There’s none like you

There’s none like you, Jesus, oh Lord

There’s none like You, Jesus.  There’s none like You, Jesus.  I love You so much Lord.  You give me strength, You give me desire, You give me hope.  I have walked a thousand miles with all my tests and all my trials, and yet YOU STILL LOVE ME.  I would have already given up on me.  Such mercy, such patience, such long suffering.  How can You forget the things that I have done, the mistakes that I have made?  Mercy and Understanding.  You have covered my wrongs.  WOW!!!  Now I can finally see it was Your hand reaching out for me.  That nail-scarred Hand reached out for me and I accepted it.  What a wonderful decision, it changed my life and I will never forget it. 

Think of this.  In my mind I can see a person going into a cave.  The cave is deep and dark.  On the head of this person is a large light.  This light is the instrument that they use to see their way in this dark, deep cave.  As they begin walking, they can hear the sounds in the cave, possibly the sound of bats, rats, dark things that live in the cave.  But they can’t see them unless they turn in that direction and put the light on them.  As they expose them, the rodents  scurry away. and then that person turns their face straight again as they go toward the back of the cave, finishing the work that needs to be done in the cave.  If the light goes out, it is impossible to see the direction that they need to go in, the light keeps them walking in the right direction. 

“And then there was light”…..Jesus, You are the light of the world.  You go to those dark places in our lives and shine Your love where we can see.  Now I can finally see, it was Your love changing me.  As I point Your light in the direction of my sins, they are exposed and I am healed.  I rejoice in Your Light in my life.  I swirl around and around thankful for the light and love in my life.  It’s Your mercy, It’s Your desire for me.  You are the lover of my soul.  There is none like You.  I throw my head back and worship You.  I will put new batteries in my heart.  I will plug up to Your power source as I walk out my journey.  If the cave overwhelms me, I will go to the rock that is higher than me.  I will work in the cave and do what needs to be done with Your light and then I will walk out into the bright sunlight and enjoy all the things around me.  Today I am

Happy I don’t still have the purple potty,

Mary Ann