Sunday we did a new song, called "Your Love Never Fails." It's actually an old song in modern worship circles, originally written in 2008 by Chris Mc Clarney, Anthony Skinner. These are the lyrics:
Verse 1:
Nothing can separate
Even if I ran away
Your love never fails
I know I still make mistakes
But You have new mercies for me everyday
Your love never fails
Chorus:
You stay the same through the ages
Your love never changes
There may be pain in the night but joy comes in the morning
And when the oceans rage
I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails
Verse 2:
The wind is strong and the water's deep
But I'm not alone here in these open seas
Cause Your love never fails
The chasm is far too wide
I never thought I'd reach the other side
But Your love never fails
Bridge:
You make all things work together for my good
I found this short bio of Chris McClarney on worshiptogether.com
http://www.worshiptogether.com/worship-leaders/?iid=182293
Take a few minutes and read it, and take few more minutes and Google the song, there are all sorts of recordings of it out there, everyone from Jesus Culture to the Newsboys. I guarantee it will speak to your heart. Maybe it is just what you need right now. Maybe it's just what you need to lay out there for a friend. As I played it Sunday, I couldn't help but think of my dear friend Janet who in the last month has been through 3 of her 4 children having e coli, two of which suffered from a very serious complication called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Even now, her oldest child is in the hospital having to undergo dialysis because her kidneys have failed. At the end of her post this morning detailing the ups and downs of her daughter's current condition she posted this scripture. "Because of
the Lord ’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never
fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I
say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for
him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24 NIV)
So be encouraged today. Despite what goes on around us in our daily lives, the politics of the nation, the media, and all the other stuff we worry about. His love never fails. He has it. Learn that bridge and sing it to yourself, every minute of every day if you have to . "You make all things work together for my good. " Just thought we could all use the reminder today.
