Who but You could breathe and leave a trail of galaxies and dream of me
What kind of Love is writing my story ‘til the end with Mercy’s pen
Only You
What kind of King would choose to wear a crown that bleeds and scars to win my heart
What kind of Love tells me I’m the reason He can’t stay inside the grave
You, is it You, standing here before my eyes, every part of my heart cries
Alive, Alive
Look what Mercy’s overcome
Death has lost and Love has won
Alive, Alive
Hallelujah, Risen Lord
The only One I fall before
I am His because He is Alive
Who could speak and send the demons back from where they came with just one name
What other heart would let itself be broken every time until He healed mine
You, only You, could turn my darkness into dawn, running right into your arms
I am His because He is…
Emmanuel, the Promised King
the baby who made angels sing
Son of Man who walked with us
Healing, breathing in our dust
The Author of all history
The Answer to all mysteries
The Lamb of God who rolled away the stone in front of every grave
~ Sing this song with me as our prayer and worship today. ~
~ Written by Vicci Martinez and Peter Anders Svensson / Performed by Natalie Grant ~
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What a powerful thought…that God was thinking of you and me! What kind of Love is writing my story and yours until the end? The love of the Father is something that I will never completely understand. The love that loved me unconditionally when I was a sinner. The same love that loved me out of darkness into His marvelous light. Do you know the love of the Father? It is a love like I have never known….
God loves with agápe—the love described in 1 Corinthians 13. He loves you so much that He sent His Son to die on the Cross for you so that you might have everlasting life. His love is not based on performance. Christ loves you so much that while you were yet a sinner, He died for you.
God’s love for you is unconditional and undeserved. He loves you in spite of your disobedience, your weakness, your sin, and your selfishness. He loves you enough to provide a way to abundant, eternal life. From the Cross, Christ cried out, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing!”
Because of the Cross and because of Jesus I am no longer led by the old man. I have been made new. am a new creation because of Him!
What does it mean to be ALIVE in Christ?
Ephesians 2:1-8 NLT says this :
Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For He raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of His grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all He has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
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Thank You, Father, that You have turned my darkness into light. Thank You for Your unconditional love that won my heart. Thank You, Jesus, that I am Yours because You are ALIVE!!! In Your Name, Amen.
