Blessed Is the One

Two CD's that I have been listening to non-stop this week have been the new Hillsong United album and the latest Christ For the Nations project.  By the way, Hillsong's album is currently the #2 album being purchased on itunes.  That's quite a feat because I know most Christians have zero integrity and have been illegally downloading and copying the album.  (Just kidding, kind of)

The CFN album is a lot harder to find, but the song Blessed Is the One is worth your quest.  Sunday, Laura and Leandro sang this song at church and my heart exploded when they sang these lyrics:

He comes to touch the lame

He comes to take the shame

He comes to prove the Father's love

He comes to wash the stains

He comes to break the chains

He comes to claim us as His own

2009 CFN Music

Tom Ewing

He comes to prove the Father's love?  Wow, I've never thought of the mission and message of Jesus Christ that way.    He is the living, breathing, proof that God is a never-satisfied, never-quitting, and never-distracted lover of humanity.  

What a great reminder that Jesus is more than our political figurine, polarizing hot-button issue, and religious booty-call every time we need help.  Instead the greatest expression of Christian faith is in our passionate desire to prove His love.