I walk and I run in t-shirt and shorts
My Bible in hand, coming home from church
The sky is gray and puddles are growing
And the water falls down, man, it's pouring!
And I think to myself as I run down the street
That if grace is like rain, then it's not all that sweet
Then it hits me plain as day
Grace is like rain, and we're running away.
God's up in heaven, pouring down rain
Giving us grace, helping us change
But grace is a gift we will not receive
We have to deserve, we have to achieve.
So we run through the rain, hiding under umbrellas
Working hard for our Lord, filling our quotas
And through it all we forget why we're here
Forget we are children, and to Him we are dear.
And just like every good Father will give
Our God and our King loves helping us live
He pours down the rain as he pours out his grace
Over time as we accept it, we will see his face.
But Before we can see Him we must open the doors
And run into the rain as it pours and pours
And splash in the puddles that gather around
'Til we soak in His grace that we've finally found.
Now I'll sing, how sweet the sound
For I once was lost, but now am found
And Hallelujah, grace falls on me
I once was blind, and now I see
I'll sing as I stand in the rain today
I'll sing as my stains are all washed away
I'll sing how precious that grace appeared
I'll sing and I'll sing many thousands of years.
By: Ben Ankenmann
Date: September 7, 2008
Location: Hamilton
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"But grace is a gift we will not receive/ We have to deserve, we have to achieve."
ReplyDeleteI understand in general, people choose not to receive God's grace. But as we are all human, imperfect, we will NEVER deserve His imminent grace, we will NEVER achieve His standard of "good enough". For this reason He sacrificed His only Son, so that BY GRACE if we choose to receive His gift, and only because of Him, we can be "good enough".
I couldn't agree more Kelly...that's essentially the point of this poem, to encourage those who read it to stand in the downpour of God's Grace. Read "Flyleaf" for a less abstract poem on the topic.
ReplyDeleteI have read it. Actually, I've read most of your poems. So this poem was more of an abstract, concerning God's grace?
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