Oh You Bring

I love how nothing we do surprises or scares our Savior. There is nothing He can not take care of. There’s nothing He can’t fix. There’s nothing He can’t change. There’s nothing He can’t redeem. And there’s nothing that His blood doesn’t cover. He knew before time our family. He knew before time our circumstances. He knew before time our choices. He knew before time our hearts. He knows our fears. He knows our desires. He knew before time the life He has for us. Nothing ever stops His story for His glory. He knows all of this. He knows what we are lacking. And since He knows… He becomes more than that for us. Hillsong wrote “Oh You Bring,” and I love it because it speaks just that—He is everything we need. He fills every void…
no matter who or what left it.

Oh You bring hope to the hopeless
And Light to those in the darkness
And death to Life—now I’m alive
Oh You give Peace to the restless
And Joy to homes that are broken
I see you now; in You I’m found
And you open the door for me
And you lay down your life to set me free
All that I am will serve you Lord
Oh you fill those who are empty
And rescue those in the valley
And through it all You calm my storm
Oh now You find me in my weakness
And heal the wounds of my heartache
I worship You in Spirit and Truth
And You open the door for me
And You lay down Your Life to set me free
All that I am will serve You Lord, You Lord
And You open my eyes to see all the wonder and all of Christ in me
Jesus you’re everything I need
It’s You I need
You’re all I need
You’re everything
All honor
All glory
All praise to You

I had a boy once tell me that basically I wasn’t complete because I didn’t grow up with a father. But an earthly father doesn’t complete you. He doesn’t make you who you are whether he is there or whether he is lacking. God knew. He wasn’t troubled by it. I believe He saw it as all the more of an opportunity to be Father to me. He says we will be lacking nothing. I’m grateful because He has taught me who He is as Father, and my reliance on Him is different than a girl with a godly father. I have God THE Father. Yes there are hurts in our life when our family life doesn’t look like God intended, but we don’t choose our family. Those things can’t be helped except for allowing Christ to be all. He heals those hurts. Sin breaks things up and things fall apart, and life doesn’t look like it did in the Garden. But God redeems anything and everything by the power of His blood through death. We have to believe Him.