Though
I fall, You will carry me
Through
the storms, You light my way
In
the midst of the darkest night,
There
is mercy, there is grace.
-There is Mercy : CityAlight
As Christians, we constantly roam in our minds; why would God
send his Son to die for me? This is a powerful thought because it is hard to
understand such a perplexing kind of selfless sacrifice. We are wretched sinners
who deserve the wrath of God and all that hell offers. Yet, we have a
God who predestined to adopt us, corrupted sinners. Once we are in Christ
Jesus, God does not see our faults, he sees his son that he loves. This makes
us ever so thankful that God knew all of creation would fall, but he sent us a
ladder to climb out of the pit. These four lines of lyrics speak volumes.
Earlier I was reading in Psalm 38. David is in the midst of
many trials facing him, and in verse 17 he says he is ready to fall. I pondered
on this verse, confused by its meaning. Meanwhile, I had this song stuck in my
head, and I made the connection that I don’t know if it’s completely correct,
but I believe David was ready to fall because he knew his God would carry him
through the afflictions he was in. He was in a desperate state. He has seen God
lift him up before, and he had no doubt that he would do it again. Previously in
Psalm 36, in verse 9, David claims “For with you is the fountain of life; in
your light do we see light”. God is the only way to see light in this world
submerged by darkness. I think everybody is going through some kind of storm currently.
Whether it be a sprinkle or a hurricane. But God sent Jesus who
told the winds and waves to “be still” and they listened. If only our
restless hearts would listen as well.
The chorus goes on describing being in the midst of the darkest
night. We’ve all been there. Tears on the pillow. Yet as the chorus concludes,
there is mercy and there is grace. Our God is so rich in these
two things. As we lie there feeling so helpless, God still sheds his
mercy and grace when we doubt what he is working out for his glory & our
good. What kind of God would ever love us like that? He delights in showing
this mercy. He is filled with overflowing grace. Rather than looking at a hard
time, death, heartbreak, loneliness, look at it as an opportunity to lean into
this mercy and grace. Pick up his Word, cry out to him. In many of the Psalms,
David tells us thousands of years later that he hears, and answers! Have
patience and trust. It sure is better than wallowing in desperation.
