Lately I have been exposed to new music, at least, music that is new to me. I find songs I have not heard before on Sunday mornings at Christian Faith Center Caldwell. I found new songs when I attended church with family while in California. I have found new worship songs as I search YouTube worship music.
I often change my Bible translation because I tend to fall into “ruts” using the same one. I like to be exposed to different translations as it perks me up in my studies. I think we do the same thing with our music. We find songs that we are comfortable with, and we stick with them, but it is good to be exposed to others also.
The one that has resonated with me most lately is, “Thank You Jesus for the Blood,” performed by Charity Gayle. I woke up singing the chorus to that song this morning.
“Thank you, Jesus, for the blood applied. Thank you, Jesus, You have washed me white. Thank you, Jesus, You have saved my life. Brought me out of darkness into glorious light.”
There is so much good theology in this song. This morning I was thinking about the light, that glorious light that we now dwell in, and that now dwells in us.
Colossians 1:13: “He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.” [HCSB]
1 Peter 2:9: “Proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” [HCSB]
John 8:12: “Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’” [HCSB]
“Thank you, Jesus, for the blood applied…Brought me out of darkness into glorious light.”
