Last Sunday during worship I had the pleasure of being reminded of the great hymn "Wonderful Grace of Jesus". The melody of this hymn is upbeat, but it's the message that truly tugged at my heart:
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it.
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free,
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
That's the wonderful fact of the grace of Jesus, it's greater than my sin! It's greater than the sins of the worst sinner, and His righteousness is imputed to me, my sins were then imputed to Him. This is the great exchange between me and Jesus, now my righteousness isn't mine, it's Christ's in me. I now have liberty, but my desire isn't to do sin, but to follow The One who did so much for me.
The chorus sums up the emotional response:
Wonderful the matchless grace, the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea, the rolling sea;
Wonderful grace, all-sufficient for me, for even me.
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame;
O magnify the precious name of Jesus,
Praise His name!
That should be my response each and every day!
Consider listening to this hymn today, even sing along... It's powerful!
