a note from God

During our time of worship at church last Sunday, we were instructed to sit down and listen to a song sung over us as though God were singing it to us. I had heard this particular song before, but had never really meditated on the words to realize it was written in the context as a note from God.

Take a look at the mountains
Stretching a mile high
Take a look at the ocean
Far as your eye can see
And think of Me

Take a look at the desert
Do you feel like a grain of sand?
I am with you wherever
Where you go is where I am

And I'm always thinking of you
Take a look around you
I'm spelling it out one by one

(Chorus)
I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine, and you shine for me too
I love you yesterday and today
And tomorrow, I'll say it again and again
I love you more

Just a face in the city
Just a tear on a crowded street
But you are one in a million
And you belong to Me

And I want you to know
That I'm not letting go
Even when you come undone

(Chorus)
I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine, and you shine for me too
I love you yesterday and today
And tomorrow, I'll say it again and again
I love you more
I love you more

Shine for Me
Shine for Me
Shine on, shine on
Shine for Me

(Chorus)
I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine, and you shine for me too
I love you yesterday and today
And tomorrow, I'll say it again and again
I love you more

(Chorus)
Than the sun
and the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine, and you shine for me too
I love you, yesterday and today
Through the joy and the pain
I'll say it again and again
I love you more
I love you more

And I see you
And I made you
And I love you more than you can imagine
More than you can fathom
I love you more than the sun
And you shine for me

(Lyrics by Matthew West)

As I sat there and listened to the lyrics, God's presence just completely overwhelmed me and I caught a glimpse of His love for me. I am but filthy rags and He loves me. He longs to be in relationship with me, as a lover pines after their beloved. And it is through nothing I have done that He seeks to be in communion with me. It is not by acts, deeds, service or sacrifice. I am saved by grace through faith alone. Period.

It is exceedingly difficult to wrap my head around this gift of salvation. Specifically, how on earth could God still desire an intimate relationship with a petulant lover who constantly cheats and chases after other "lovers" to satisfy the desires of their (my) heart?

While I cannot fathom His love, I quite literally live for these moments when He reveals Himself to me. They are sweeter than honey and satisfy my heart's desires.