One Thing Remains

Higher than the mountains that I face
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant through the trial and the change
One thing remains
One thing remains

Your love never fails it never gives up it never runs out on me

On and one and on and on it goes
It overwhelms and satisfies my soul
And I never ever have to be afraid
One thing remains

In death and in life I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love
My debt is paid there's nothing that can separate my heart from your great love

The lyrics above are from one of my favorite songs right now. It's entitled "One Thing Remains" by Brian and Jenn Johnson from the Bethel Church in Redding, CA.

This morning while I was at the gym sprinting my legs off on the treadmill, I listened to this song and something hit my soul that I can't really explain. It's like the lights when on and I discovered that what I knew about God's love doesn't even compare to what it actually is.

Higher than the mountains that I face, Stronger than the power of the grave, Constant through the trial and the change, One thing remains. Really think about that. God's love is HIGHER than the mountains that you face. It's STRONGER than the power of the grave. CONSTANT through the trial and the change, this ONE thing remains. In life we often think we NEED so many things. But ultimately could the only NEED we have is God's love? Sure we need clothing, food, sorce of income - but what about Matthew? Don't worry about the clothes you wear, the food you will eat - look at the Sparrows with all their needs met. Are you not more important to God than a Sparrow? My translation :).

Could it be that God is really the GREAT I AM! Not just a statement you read in a book, not just someone you hear about from your family, Pastor or significant other, what if God really is SO great that the best way to describe Him is just I AM! The I AM over your finances, the I AM over your family, the I AM over your emotional struggles.....THE I AM OVER EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE, if you WANT Him to be.

With all the things that are going on in the World it's so easy to turn to the things which are tangible around us. Relationships with others, food, alcohol, endless TV watching...the list goes on and on. We turn to things in this world which numb us when ultimately, we are not turning to the One Person that is higher and above it all.Higher than a mountain, stronger than death, constant when everything else is falling apart. I want to turn to Him rather than the things that cause me to sway to and fro like a wave in the wind. I want to hold onto the CONSTANT when things are changing daily my World, while tornadoes are ravaging our country and while there is no guarantee for the next day or next minute of my life.

His love is SO powerful and the more I think about it the more I can't explain it. His love is deep, He love is Wide and it covers up completely - we just choose to sometimes ignore it.