January 24, 2018
So, I sing on the worship team at my church and this past sunday we sang one of my current favorite songs, “Reckless Love”. (If you haven’t heard it, I will link the youtube video at the bottom of this blog so you can check it out!) Our fearless leader (LOVE YOU, Mrs. Harvin) chooses the songs and we have the whole week prior to Sunday to spend time learning the music, praying over the songs, and listening to what the Lord is speaking to us through it.
The understatement of the month would be that I was stoked to be singing this song with our congregation. SOOOOOOO EXCITED.
For reference, I shall post the lyrics:
Before I spoke a word
You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath
You breathed your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me
(Chorus)
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God
It chases me down, fights til I’m found
Leaves the ninety-nine
And I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it
Still you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God
When I was your foe
Still your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me
When I felt no worth
You paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me
(Bridge)
There’s no shadow you won’t light
Mountain you won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall you won’t kick down
Lie you won’t tear down
Coming after me
I have listened to the song so many times and it has always resonated so deeply within me.
I really listened to the words and thought about what they meant and what God was trying to speak to my heart through them.
Zephaniah 3:17 came to mind
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you, in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Another version reads that “With His love, he will calm all your fears.”
The word that stood out to me was DELIGHT! (I’m fond of looking up the definitions of the words that stick out to me… just so you know)
Delight: please (someone) greatly
Take great pleasure in
Or the one that stood out to me the most…. A cause or source of great pleasure!
AHA! WOAH!
So as we were rehearsing Sunday morning before church, I was reminded of this word God had revealed to me. I wanted to share it with my three sweet sisters that I was singing with and so I did.
WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW is that my lovely worship leader was going to ask if I would be okay sharing that with the congregation, if the Spirit led to that.
She laughed when I looked at her like a deer caught in headlights. I hadn’t really shared like that before. Kinda put me on the spot. In my mind I was saying no, no, no, no, no, no, no. What came out of my mouth was a very unconfident and stuttering……..suuuuuuuuuuuure? I guess so?
Only one other time had I spoken in front of a congregation. The Holy Spirit hit and the Lord used me then, so I was certain that He ordained it so He would speak through me now.
We were singing, the presence of the Lord was in that place and BAM!
We all need to grab on to the fact that before we are even born Jesus sings over us! I envisioned Him dancing, twirling, laughing and singing sweet songs over every one of our lives! We are a source of great pleasure for the Lord!
No matter what you’ve done wrong, no matter the mistakes you’ll make in the future… cause let’s face it. We’re not perfect despite what y’all are thinking.
Like the song says “When I was your foe” it blows my mind!!! In the middle of my mess, His love fought for me. His love and compassion for us causes to leave the ninety-nine, climb mountains, kick down walls, and tear down any lie that the enemy or the world would try to convince you to believe.
And we are still a source of pleasure or joy for Him.
The love that He has for us is really indescribable, but He literally paid it all so we could spend eternity with Him in heaven!
This is the love that I so strongly desire to take everywhere I go. I want everyone I come in contact to know and encounter this love that gives me life, hope, joy, and peace! There are people in every nation of this beautiful world He created that don’t know who He is or have never even heard of Him!
God’s people need to be loved on! I want them to know that they are seen, known, wanted, and loved!
GO. SERVE. LOVE.
One way you can be praying for my squad and I is that no matter what country we are in near or far, whether traveling through airports or doing ministry in the streets, we would be the love of Christ to whomever we come in contact with.
