I know I usually post about autism but today I heard a song on the radio that I can't get off my mind. I loved the music at first and then I started listening to the lyrics. . .
You don't need a Savior if you don't know sin and shame.
You don't need forgiveness when you've never walked away.
This is my story. I'm a life made new. I'm the one who's been set free.
I have found a friend in Jesus, He is everything to me.
I have found a a friend in Jesus, Yes, He is my everything.
I have a shepherd who always keeps me safe.
And I found a healer who knows my every pain.
But this is my story of redeeming love.
I have come to know Him well.
I have found a friend in Jesus, He is everything to me.
I have found a a friend in Jesus, Yes, He is my everything.
He walks with me. He talks with me. He tells me I am His own.
The joy we share. What else compares? It's like nothing I've ever known!
Do I see Jesus as a friend? A healer? A shepherd who keeps me safe?
Or is He just some God sitting on a throne in heaven with a list of rules?
Do I really KNOW Him? Have I tried to sit down and read about Him in the Bible?
These lyrics reminded me that Jesus doesn't just want us to follow Him.
He doesn't want us to put a checkmark by our list of good things we've done.
He wants us to KNOW Him. To have a friendship with Him. To talk to Him about our day, our worries and fears. He wants to be our EVERYTHING.
The world and the "nromal" life really get in the way. Just like every relationship here on Earth takes. work and effort, so does ours with Jesus.
In a world of dissapointment it is hard to understand unconditional love. My mind can't wrap around the thought of a God loving me and wanting me to know Him. It doesn't make sense. But it doesn't have to. When I was a little girl my mom used to tell me that Jesus loves me even more than she does. Now that I have children of my own, I really can't understand a love greater than that! But it is real. God loves you that much!
The Bible says in John 3:16 that God loved us so much He gave up His only son so that we can live! He didn't do that so we could walk around on this Earth following a set of rules. He wants us to know Him, love Him, follow Him, and to be our everything!
Click the link to the song if you want to listen!
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