This song is on the radio a lot, but I don't mind. The Lord has been using it to remind me of how great my sin is and how much greater His redemption and grace are. During this season in my life, I'm so content to rest in the beauty of Jesus' arms.
I've been trying to remember to preach the gospel to myself daily. This song is just one way that has been successful for me. Truly, I don't deserve to have my sins moved from me as far as the east is from the west (see Psalm 103:12). Even more, I am so unworthy, but overly grateful, for the sacrifice that Jesus made for my life to be redeemed.
Here I am, Lord, and I’m drowning in your sea of forgetfulness
The chains of yesterday surround me
I yearn for peace and rest
I don’t want to end up where You found me
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
I know You’ve cast my sin as far as the east is from the west
And I stand before You now as though I’ve never sinned
But today I feel like I’m just one mistake away from You leaving me this way
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west
‘Cause I can’t bear to see the man I’ve been come rising up in me again
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
‘Cause You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
I start the day, the war begins, endless reminding of my sin
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out by the storm I’m in
Today I feel like I’m just one mistake away from You leaving me this way
I know You’ve washed me white, turned my darkness into light
I need Your peace to get me through, to get me through this night
I can’t live by what I feel, but by the truth Your word reveals
I‘m not holding on to You, but You’re holding on to me
You’re holding on to me
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
I don’t have to see the man I’ve been come rising up in me again
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
‘Cause You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
One scarred hand to the other
From one scarred hand to the other...
-Casting Crowns, East to West
2 comments:
I got to hear them talk about and perform this at chapel last semester. It was amazing, and this has become one of my favorite songs. It is a somber reminder, isn't it?
God brought this song into my life at a time when Jamie and I had been having a lot of tough conversations about our "pasts" ....it is such a great reminder that my past is exactly that to God...the past....and that He sees me now in the light of His awesome Son's sacrifice
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