Daily Prayer - The Greatness of Our God

Good Monday morning, my friends.

It isn't every Sunday that the worship songs we sing bring me to tears.  In fact, I am usually a little impatient for the singing to be over so that I can sit down and listen to the sermon.  But this Sunday, a couple of the songs really struck me.  One was "How Deep The Father's Love For Us":

How deep the Father's love for us,

How vast beyond all measure

That He should give His only Son

To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,

The Father turns His face away

As wounds which mar the chosen One,

Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,

My sin upon His shoulders

Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,

Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that left Him there

Until it was accomplished

His dying breath has brought me life

I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything

No gifts, no power, no wisdom

But I will boast in Jesus Christ

His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?

I cannot give an answer

But this I know with all my heart

His wounds have paid my ransom

I could pick almost any part of this song and say it affected me, but the verse "Behold the Man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders. Ashamed I hear my mocking voice, call out among the scoffers" went straight through my heart.  I know that before I became one of His followers I was one of those taunting Him.  And truth be told, there are still times when I do.  There are still times when I call out "if you really are God, why don't you do more to help me?" or something similar.  

How deep the Father's love for us.  Indeed.

The other song that brought me again to tears was "The Greatness of Our God".  The chorus is:

No sky contains, no doubt restrains

All You are, the greatness of our God

I spend my life to know and I'm far from close

To all You are, the greatness of our God

Every time I think I have gotten to know God a little better, he opens me up to a whole new level of His greatness.  This seems to happen about every three weeks!  And every time I am struck by how little I understand Him, but my love grows.

I will use the rest of this wonderful song as our prayer for the day.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Bruce

Give me eyes to see more of who You are

May what I behold still my anxious heart

Take what I have known and break it all apart

For You my God are greater still

No sky contains, no doubt restrains

All You are, the greatness of our God

I spend my life to know and I'm far from close

To all You are, the greatness of our God

Give me grace to see beyond this moment here

To believe that there is nothing left to fear

And that You alone are high above it all

For You my God are greater still

There is nothing that can ever separate us

There is nothing that can ever separate

If from Your love, no life, no death of this I am convinced

For You my God are greater still

And no words could say or song convey

All You are, the greatest of our God

I spend my life to know and I'm far from close

To all You are, the greatness of our God

And no sky contains, no doubt restrains

All You are, the greatness of our God

I spend my life to know and I'm far from close

To all You are, the greatness of our God

All You are, the greatness of our God

Hillsong LIVE