May 28, 2012

His Grace is Enough

I am definitely a “by grace through faith” person. Every time I ponder the wonder of God’s mercy, I am awestruck, and I can just feel the gratefulness and joy of my Protestant ancestors when they first latched onto this liberating Scripture. I search for contemporary Christian music that might somehow lift me to the highest elevation of praise, love, and hope, and a few days ago I found a song that expressed so beautifully how I and my Protestant forebears have felt. I have heard few better representatives of Ephesians 2:8. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith . . .”

The song is called “Your Grace is Enough.” It was written by Matt Maher and Chris Tomlin, and though there are a few different versions (it seems as if Chris Tomlin sang the first), my favorite version was sung by a girl band called The Rubyz. The lyrics express what I believe in such an incredibly good way (I’ve included most of the song but left out the end verses, which are repeats): 

Great is Your faithfulness, oh God
You wrestle with the sinner's heart
You lead us by still waters into mercy
And nothing can keep us apart

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Great is Your love and justice, God
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
And all Your people sing along

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me


Ah, the essence of my Reformation soul! How good it is to take hold of such a promise!

(c) 2012 Joyously Saved