Humbling Truth

For a past few weeks, I've been feeling pretty mellow, 

distraugh as if I had a lot of things in my mind.  I have 

had a thought in my mind, and it's very... how should

I describe it... sobering? Humbling definitely, ecstatic

like I've just received the best thing ever that does not

have an expiration date, that will never spoil, that will

never feel old (hopefully).

The Gospel has been the reason why I feel mellow and

distraught.  I can't help but to feel all torn up, with tears

of immeasurable joy falling on my face, every time I sing

or hear the message of the Gospel.  The message of truth 

that tells us what we were before and what we are now 

(Ephesians 2:1-7).  It makes me want to scream for joy, to

dance like no one danced before, to bow down before the

almighty God singing "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God

Almighty."

I imagine an scene of a helpless baby, in need of care 

and comfort, food and shelter, love and grace.  All of this 

was given when the Father picks up the baby in his

arms, protecting the baby and providing for it.  Knowing

full well what troubles this baby will bring, the Father will

still keep it, love it, and embrace it as his own child.

What is the ultimate form of humility?  The fact that God

brought his own Son on this world.  God, in fact, didn't

need to be on this Earth because He is God, the Almighty.

Yet, He did it because He had a purpose and He was humble

as well.  He put himself with us who are sinners and Him who

is worthy of all praise and despises sin in this world.  We are

that sin in this world, but we are finally free from that.

Because of the Gospel, because of Jesus Christ dying on the

cross, because of his ressurection, we... are... free... from...

sin... We are free.. Thanks to God our Father

Imagination, yet not enough

This post is devoted to the imagery and meaning of two songs that

I've come across this past week.  When I start to describe these

imagery, I've realized that it cannot fully describe the event that

has happened: Christ's death and resurrection.

First Song: The Wonderful Cross by Chris Tomlin

Verse 2:

See from his head, his hands, his feet

Sorrow and Love flow mingled down

Did e'er such love and sorrow meet

or thorns compose so rich a crown

The imagery of this song is so amazing.  When I thought of Christ's 

crucifixion, yes, I imagine a lot of blood.  But, this song took that 

imagery and changed it to more than that: love and sorrow flowing 

out of body.  Christ having to go through all that pain and bloodshed 

would bring about sorrow from God the Father.  To see the Son going 

through all this just for us, miniscule entities compared to God.  But, 

for His Son to go through all this, we, as miniscule entities, is being 

shown mercy and love by God the Almighty.  I can't remember any 

instances where I felt sorrowful but love at the same time except for 

the story of Christ.  Instantly, I was humbled and broken that God 

took us and provided us security and joy when we were naked and 

shameful like a helpless babe.  This is the God we humbly serve and 

love with all our hearts.

Second Song: Joy by Pages CXVI

We know the song "I've got the joy down in my heart" song.  We 

know it's the happy song that we always sang when we were little.  

We do have joy in hearts by what God has done for us through 

Christ.  However, this is the ironic part of the song by Pages CXVI: 

the melody is very depressing, sad.  How does that work? Here 

you have lyrics of a joyous, happy song put together with a 

depressing melody?

Here is the lyrics that may somehow clear that confusing: "I can't 

understand, and I can't pretend that this will be alright in the end.  

So, I'll try my best and lift up my chest to sing about this joy."  

Even then, it's hard to describe this song.  Yet, it makes sense that 

we are joyful of what Christ has done, but at the same time, the 

depressing melody is there to express maybe what God was going 

through when Christ was being crucified.  This song may not do

justice to the Passion of Christ movie.  The movie may not do justice 

to the actual event described in the bible (or even the event itself).

We should be happy about what Christ has done on the cross, yet 

at the same time, it's very sorrowful (which doesn't even adequately

describe the deed done)of what Christ had to go through to finish 

the promise that God has promised for us.  The song "Joy" ends with 

the song "It is well with my soul."  Definitely, it is well with our souls 

of the deed done.