A sharing by Helen Chang for this song:
In my wishing to escape from eternal destruction as a teens, all I cared for was how to secure ‘salvation’ through the Lord Jesus. In fact, it was a very self centred concern as I could only think of myself and my own needs.
It was many years later when I began to realise that my attitudes toward my father and some other family members were deeply sinful in the eyes of God!
While knowing this truth was important, the solution to it was far out of reach for me as I simply can’t forget the past let alone to start perceiving things anew from God’s perspective! Humanly speaking I was completely stuck except for the fact that God channeled His love through the conviction of the spirit thus setting me free from the old bondage in the weeks that followed!
It was in the following years that I began to treasure His abundant mercies in a personal way especially through the life of my dear husband. Slowly but surely God was no longer a stranger or just a super powerful being Who was so distantly remote but He became more and more approachable and relatable in everyday situations!
That was how He, my God and my Lord became more and more precious to me in everyday living! It was no longer He, the third person but You, the second person, Who was becoming all that I ever need in life. That included the happy times, the challenging situations at times as well as the unknown future!
How greatly privileged and blessed I have been ever since.
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