Hebrews 4:16 says: ‘Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.’
God is an immovable God. He loves us deeply and generously lavishes His love and grace on us. The key part in this Bible verse for me is ‘let us draw near.’ When God created the universe He already loved us before we were even born. Loving and following God is a choice that we have to make. God never stops loving us and never leaves us. We need to choose to draw near to our Father and let Him heal us and restore us to how He created us to be.
I wrote ‘Grace’ a couple of years ago from an outflow of realising how deeply kind and loving God is. There is a very simple structure to my song: only two verses and a chorus, because I wanted this song to communicate the emotion through the instrumentation and allow time for people to reflect upon and receive God’s love and Grace. God never moves away from us. It’s us that move from Him because of our choice to follow the ways of the world and get stuck in sin. We can think that God is distant but we are the ones that push ourselves away. God is always there to pick us up when we fall down. When we fully realise His unrelenting grace, it changes us completely. Despite all the wrong things we have done in this life, God still chooses to love us. There is nothing we can do to that would make Him love us any less.
Romans 5:8 ‘But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.’
I want to focus on Verse 2 of ‘Grace’ as I really resonate with the meaning behind it. God knows the depths of my sin, yet He cleanses and heals me so deeply. These ideas came out of Romans 5:8 with God’s love being revealed through the cross. God did not have to sacrifice His son for me but because He loves me, He made that sacrifice. God will not go back on His word. I know that when I call on His name, He will pull me out of deep water and restore me. When I grew to know this truth, it deeply impacted my life, specifically in my identity and my songwriting. I know that my singing and songwriting is an overflow of God’s grace upon my life.
Every song I write is a thank you to my saviour who loves me with an everlasting love.
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By Jemimah Paine
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