Sweet Forgiveness...

CHASING
(Charlie Hall)

Sweet forgiveness, my redemption
You're a Savior once for all and today
O the mercy, it comes to flood me
Jesus on the cross, You took my place
And I'm chasing after You 'cause You first chased after me
And You purchased me with blood, I am free I am complete
Now a child of my King, leaving old I am made new
Cause You first chased after me, I am chasing after You

And I found my love, I found my love and my heart is dancing (yeah)
Jesus, Jesus, I am chasing after You
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I am chasing after you...

I have been enjoying the song "Chasing" by Charlie Hall recently...and have a few random thoughts...

First, I love the phrase: "You're a Saviour once for all and today"... 1 Peter 3:18 says:

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit...

His sacrifice for me was complete and perfect...no more sacrifices needed...I was saved and became a Christian at one point in time...I don't need to keep striving daily to BE a certain way...I stand in His grace...all by HIS doing...and I praise Him.

What I also like is the second part of that line: "...and today". Yes, once I became a born-again believer I no longer needed to worry about my eternal destiny...that is secure forever...but now that I AM a Christian, I want to BE holy like my Father in heaven is holy...and for THAT I need my Saviour EVERY day..."and today"...

The other part I like is where it says: "Cause You first chased after me..." 1 John 4:19 says that WE love because HE first loved us! God Himself took the initiative to reach out to us - sinful man - and He took care of our desperate sin problem...so now we can love Him back and enjoy His love forever...

Sweet forgiveness...O the mercy...If you don't know Jesus personally as your Saviour, you CAN today...Just follow one of the links at the end of this post and put your trust in Him...eternal life in Christ is a FREE gift (Romans 6:23)!

http://www.yoursforlife.net/alpha/

http://www.godlovestheworld.com/

I have found my love and my heart is dancing...
MR