You Will Find Him On A Mercy Seat
Talking about God is taboo, isn’t it? Yet – notice how everyone does it? Everyone has an opinion about God. Some believe in God, or a god. Some don’t. Some praise God, or a god. Some could never fathom the thought.
But everyone talks about God.
Everyone has an opinion. Myself included.
Many of our views of God, depict Him as one we have to “appease”, or keep at bay. He’s like a volcano to us, ready to erupt at any moment, if we do or say one wrong thing…
Many of our views of God, depict Him as the sweet grandparent, who will give us anything we want, and don’t worry about how you act – that’s your parents’ job to correct – or maybe even THEY should stay out of it.
Most of the time – whether we believe in God or not – we put OURSELVES on the throne. The two descriptions I just laid out, really describe us, more than God…
Some say God is violent and hateful. Maybe because they have experienced violence and/or hate at the hands of those who profess to love God.
Some say God “never judges”. Which I find to be so odd. EVERYONE makes judgement. Yet God doesn’t? Read through the description’s God gives for everything He created, in Genesis 1. He certainly was making judgement. And the most famous bible verse of all time (John 3:16), talks to God making judgement – on the people He loved so much, and on the plan of redemption He had all along.
Yes – all along. Jesus’ coming for you, was not Plan B…
So I strived to write, as best I could, a song that talks to God’s love. Something so overwhelming, so invasive, so pure, so powerful, that nothing could stand in its way.
Yet so gentle, so kind, so free – that nothing but God’s love could compel another to understand it.
And this is difficult to communicate, when I don’t fully understand it myself.
So I guess this song is a work in progress? As I very much am a work in progress. Every day I will strive to know Jesus more. Every day I will fail. Every day, I will be lifted up, reminded that that failure too is covered, and should be less significant in light of His glory.
This is the last song on my latest record. And for a reason. On this record, I delved into topics such as feeling like an outcast, the desire for community, failing, faltering, self-defeatism. It’s in many ways a sort of depressing look at how I simply do not have it together.
So ending with this song, is not only appropriate, but HOPEFULLY gives the listener hope. I don’t have to have it all together.
He does.
And that’s enough.
You Will Find Him On A Mercy Seat
You won’t find Him in your anger
Righteous as you think it is
Your hatred for brother or sister
Just pushes the blade deeper in
You won’t see Him in your behavior
No matter how hard you try
You are not locked out by your failure
Tell me, who sold you that lie?
You will find Him on a mercy seat
You will find Him in Shalom
You will see His arms are wide open
As He welcomes you home
You can’t hide Him from your secrets
Darkness cannot keep Him out
Shame does not lead you to freedom
Or help you lay your burdens down
You won’t find Him in the hurricane
Or in fire or flood
Child, you’ll find Him in the whisper
That speaks of His eternal love
You will find Him on a mercy seat
You will find Him in Shalom
You will see His arms are wide open
As He welcomes you home
My ears have heard of You
But now my eyes see only You
You will find Him on a mercy seat
You will find Him in Shalom
You will see His arms are wide open
As He welcomes you home
You Will Find Him On A Mercy Seat