You Are on Our Side
by Bethany Dillon
The orphan clings to
Your hand
Singing the song of how he was found
The widow rejoices
For her oppressors are silenced now
You sit at the table with the wounded and the poor
You laugh and share stories with the thief and the whore
When You could just be silent and leave us here to die
Still, You sent Your Son for us
You are on our side
The runaway falls at
Your feet
You are what he has searched for
The rich man is broken
When he stands beneath a sky full of stars
You sit at the table with the wounded and the poor
You laugh and share stories with the thief and the whore
When You could just be silent and leave us here to die
Still, You sent Your Son for us
You are on our side
You sit at the table with the wounded and the poor
You laugh and share stories with the thief and the whore
When You could just be silent and leave us here to die
Still, You sent Your Son for us
You are on our side
Still, You sent Your Son for us
You are on our side
This whole experience being faced with the possible early death of our daughter Gracie, has brought my appreciation and gratitude for my salvation to a new level. I do believe that I took it forgranted. It comforts me more than it ever has that Jesus is on our side and his sacrifice for me has new meaning. When I hear the lyrics to this song: "You are On My Side," I'm overwhelmed by his love for me and his sacrifice. And when I hear the lyrics of songs I have heard and sang for years, they have a new meaning for me. And when I read Bible passages I've heard a million times, they have new meaning to me. And when I see people suffering, it has a new meaning to me. Jesus suffered and died so that we all could rise.
I have read of some moms who are going through similiar difficulties, their baby has died and they don't have faith and I can't imagine what it would be like to go through this not finding any comfort from the fact that Jesus paid for our sin so that we all could be with him in heaven someday. Finding no comfort from the fact that there will be no suffering or pain in heaven when we get there. Finding no comfort from the fact that the length of our life on earth is nothing compared to the time we will have with Jesus and the rest of our saved loved one's in heaven. It overwhelms me to know that I get to be one of the one's that understands and has received the gift of eternal life from my Jesus.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment