How He Loves!

Tonight our youth minister Carter is using an illustration from a foreign movie called most. The video clip can be seen here. The movie is based on a story which I have included below.

The movie is based on a story about a man by the name of John Griffith, who lived in Oklahoma in 1929. He had lost all he had in the stock market crash. He moved to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge operator for a railroad trestle. In 1937 he was involved in a horrible accident. One day his 8 year-old son, Greg, spent the day with his Dad at work. The boy poked around the office and asked dozens of questions – just like little boys do. The bridge was over a river and when-ever a ship came John had to open the bridge to allow the ships to pass. The day the boy was there with his father a ship was coming so John opened up the draw bridge. After a moment or two he realized his son wasn’t in the office and as he looked around, to his horror, John saw his son climbing around on the gears of the draw bridge. He hurried outside to rescue his son but just then he heard a fast approaching passenger train, the Memphis Express, filled with 400 people. He yelled to his son, but the noise of the now clearing ship and the oncoming train made it impossible for the boy to hear him. All of a sudden John Griffith realized his horrible dilemma. If he took the time to rescue his son the train would crash killing all aboard, but if he closed the bridge, the boy we be crushed in the gears. John would sacrifice his son. He made the horrible decision, pulled the lever and closed the bridge. It is said, as the train went by John could see the faces of the passengers, some reading, some even waving, all of them oblivious to the sacrifice that had just been made for them.

Folks, that is what God has done for us. He gave us His son so that we could have life. Some in this world are oblivious to the sacrifice that has been made for us. — “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (ESV)

I just bought the new David Crowder Band Album – “Church Music”- from itunes yesterday. Let me just say the whole thing is awesome. What I love about David Crowder’s Music is that its perfect private worship music for me. Alot of his songs are not designed to be “corporate” worship songs. Granted. . .there are some great corporate songs that he has written, but they are from the heart and have so much depth! One song in particular on this album has been ringing in my head today and when I saw this video clip I just had to share this. It’s Called “How He Loves” here are the lyrics:

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (ESV)

God demonstrates His love to us even while we were sinners. Even while we are still rebellious – even while we are still at odds with Him – even while we are still oblivious to Him – God shows His love to us. God loves us before we even ACCEPT His love – still how He loves us, Oh how He loves!

~ by blitzz5 on September 23, 2009.