Come Home

Along with many of you, I am reflecting today on the amazing sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus. I am humbled, broken, and in awe of Him. I am sooo incredibly in love with Him and would be nothing without Him ~ nothing. Can anyone relate???? I bet you can!

I'd like to share the words of a song by Stephanie Wojnicki. She is my former pastor's daughter from Missouri. I watched her grow up physically and spiritually. She is beautiful inside and out, and is now married to a pastor herself! This is what Stephanie says about the inspiration for this song:

God planned an unlikely meeting some time ago between a woman who was dying from kidney failure and myself. The reality that she faced both spiritual death and imminent physical death put me on my knees, praying she would run into the arms of Christ. My experience of sharing the gospel with this woman caused me to ponder the scope of God’s redemptive plan.

The song is titled Come Home:

Before the earth was formed, the Father ordained a plan
To send His dear beloved Son to rescue the souls of man
The Savior died upon the cross, our sins He did atone
To purchase a possession, a people for His own

I see it in your eyes, the sorrow and pain you bear
Besieged with doubts, alarmed, and burdened with every care
He frees you from the weight of sin, He pardons and forgives
His promised yoke is easy, He died so that you might live

Come home, O weary one, come home
The Father waits for you with open arms
Come home, weary one, come home
The Father looks with joy to welcome you

O Sinner, lift your eyes; Behold the Crucified
He has conquered all your foes! Death cowers at His side!!!
The Spirit beckons you with strength that's not your own
You rise and give Him GLORY ~ the Lamb upon His throne!

Welcome home, my dear child, welcome home
You'll join the glorious song of the redeemed!!
Welcome home, dear child, welcome home
We'll praise our Savior through eternity!

Come home, weary one, come home
The Father waits for you with open arms
Come home, weary one, come home
The Father runs with joy to welcome you!

You can hear an excerpt of Stephanie singing this beautiful song at www.stephaniewojnicki.com
Just click on 'launch music player' and select the song Come Home.

I pray that this Resurrection Sunday will be a time of great rejoicing and celebration for everything that Jesus has accomplished on our behalf! What amazing love.. what amazing grace.. and we are HIS!!!! Praise You, Jesus!!!!!