Some may know this song and some may not, but from the moment I heard it I couldn’t help but think about how I view Jesus. I know this is not a typical Christian song, in fact it’s probably as secular as it gets, but thats what I love about it. God is in everything!!!
The title of this song by Leona Lewis is Bleeding Love. The beginning of the song talks about being closed off from love, which reminds me of my life without Jesus. Yeah I got around what I thought was fine, but a love I had no idea about was waiting for me. Then it says something happened for the very first time with you….I found something true. That is when the Lord came into my heart, I finally knew a truth and a meaning, something greater than myself, something that covered me with pure love.
It continues on to say everyone thinks I’m going crazy, but I don’t care what they say, I’m in love with you. They try to pull me away but they don’t know the truth. “They” symbolizes the enemy and the world to me. Yes, some think I am crazy and others try to pull me away from this truth, but I don’t care. God is so alive and real in my life that I don’t care what the world thinks. Some think I am crazy because they simply just don’t know the truth and have never felt the power and realness of God, to them He is just a made up fictitious fairy tale, but not to me, not to those who truly desire the love of Christ in their life.
Then it leads into the chorus, my favorite part. You cut me open and I keep bleeding love. Following Jesus Christ is not easy. It comes with a lot of pain and exposure, but this exposed pain, transformed by the power of God, simply emits regeneration and life. Some read this and wonder why I would love something that allows wounds to be exposed, something that drains all of me at times, they find it hard to believe that I’ll be wearing these scars for everyone to see. My answer to that is simple, nothing good comes easy! You see, the Lord allows fear, pride, lust, etc to be revealed so He alone can transform it to faith, humility, love, etc. I wear these scars so others can see how powerful our God is, how He can take the crap in my life, allow it to surface and be supernaturally transformed to sweet breaths that generate life and love.
But nothing’s greater than the rush that comes with your embrace, that is the verse that sums it ALL up. With God’s truth He promises and provides, nothing is better. Jesus came for us, endured a true bleeding love that covers His people, a love that is far better than we could ever dream up on our own.
Take just a minute to listen to this song and see if it speaks to your heart the way it did to mine. I love you all and thank you soooo much for your continued prayer and financial support, it means everything to me. I will not be able to do this without you, so please know that every prayer you pray and every dime you give does not go unnoticed or unneeded. Love you so much and Happy New Year!!!!!!
