Hey Everyone! I heard this song today on my way to work. I have been rejoicing in recent weeks over the fact that God is always so willing to meet me exactly where I am. And this song says it so well! Not just in salvation or other "crisis" experiences -- as important as those are! -- but in the ups and downs, the ordinary and the extraordinary, my Heavenly Father goes the extra mile!


When God Ran
Almighty God
The Great I Am
Immoveable Rock
Omnipotent, Powerful
Awesome Lord
Victorious Warrior
Mighty Conquerer
Commanding King of Kings
And the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,
Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest
And said "My son's come home again".
Looked in my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"

It caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home,
I knew I'd broken His heart
I wondered if
Things would ever be the same
Then one night
I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road
Ahead I could see
It was the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

He ran to me
Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest
And said "My son's come home again"
Looked in my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"

It caught me by surprise
It dropped me to my knees
When God ran


Then, in our faculty meeting this morning, Mr. Blake started talking about the chapter of "Lost Things" in the Bible (Luke 15) and how it's notable that with each of those lost things, the owner went out and physically and literally looked for it until it was found. And the father of the lost son was no different because the original language implies that the fact that the father saw the son coming down the road was no coincidence -- he was watching for him, and had been since he left! What a beautiful picture of the God that I serve! I'm so glad that He looked for me till He found me; and that even now, when I mess up, stumble and fall, stray from His path -- He meets me right there, forgives, restores, and heals. Praise Him forever!