A few members of my church got baptized on Sunday and it was an amazing experience. I'll write more about it when I have time but I wanted to share a song that we sang that really stood out to me.
Who, oh Lord, could save themselves,
Their own soul could heal?
Our shame was deeper than the sea
Your grace is deeper still
Who, oh Lord, could save themselves,
Their own soul could heal?
Our shame was deeper than the sea
Your grace is deeper still
You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise
You, oh Lord, have made a way
The great divide You heal
For when our hearts were far away
Your love went further still
Yes, your love goes further still
You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise
To You alone belongs the highest praise
To You alone belongs the highest praise
You alone
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life
You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise
To You alone belongs the highest praise
To You alone belongs the highest praise
To You alone
-Matt Redman 'You alone can rescue'
The one line that really drove a stake into my heart was this : "You came down to find us, led us out of death "
It reminded me of this time when I was a kid. We had gone to an amusement park with the family and through the course of having fun I got lost in a dark alley and being a little kid, all I did really was cry and cry til my grandparents had found me.
I feel that in the same way we at some point in our lives were just like the lost kid crying in an alley. How hopeless and desolate it must have felt, how gracious we should have been to that person who rescued us from it all. If it isn't clear at this point: Jesus came to rescue us from the impending darkness and led us into His light and mercy.
Sometimes I still feel I end up in another dark alley. In another place where I feel lost and alone, where I can't seem to find a way out. But the gracious savior who found me the first time seems to come to my rescue and led me back on the right path again and again. He came to save us regardless of our crimes against him! Though we were fallen and walking towards death it was all washed away by His sacrifice.
And so this baptism service has a lot of meaning. It means that God is still in this world, that He is still adding workers daily to the harvest, and that His blessings grow each and every day. So to Megan Wong, Tim Yu, David Lai, and Bowie Hao, I'm glad you're all now part of God's great family :)
