There have been a lot of worship songs floating around in my head recently. Today, these words are going round and round as I work…..
“My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace”
I have no idea why. We didn’t sing them last Sunday. But nevertheless it is interesting to think about the words. “My chains are gone, I’ve been set free”. I just looked at the guy who sits next to me at work and wondered what they would mean to him, a pretty hardcore atheist. To him it might be like a foreign language, or at the very least, some old fashioned words written by a religious fanatic.
But I wonder if I can relate to them any more than he can. Did I ever feel like I was “in chains”? If I didn’t, can I really appreciate being “set free”? But it is good this morning to have those words in my head (coming from who-knows-where) and to remember that sin is slavery and life with Christ is freedom. Whether I realise it at the time or not, I was in chains and I put myself back in chains every day when I chose anything other than God. It’s sad when we see it the other way around: sin becomes “freedom” and God is oppressive. I know that’s the prevailing wisdom out in the world, and probably in the thoughts of my friend in the next cubicle.
I’m thinking about breaking out in song to see if I can get the message across. Although, I might find myself back in chains when they lock me up for being a religious fanatic!
Philomena
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