Inside Out

    My favorite worship song is one that we sing rather frequently at the weekly devotionals my church holds; it holds a lot of meaning for my life and why I believe in Jesus. The song is called "From the Inside Out." Originally written and sung by Hillsong United, it has a very powerful message that resonates whenever it is sung by a group gathered together.

    The lyrics are as follows:

A thousand times I've failed, still Your mercy remains,

And should I stumble again, still I'm caught in Your grace.

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades,

Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

My heart and my soul, I give You control,

Consume me from the inside out, Lord.

Let justice and praise become my embrace,

To love you from the inside out.

Your will above all else, my purpose remains,

The art of losing myself in bringing You praise.

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades,

Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

My heart and my soul, I give You control,

Consume me from the inside out, Lord.

Let justice and praise become my embrace,

To love you from the inside out.

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades,

Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise,

From the inside out, Lord my soul cries out.

    The message in this song is very clearly represented, but it is very powerful. The song starts off saying, "A thousand times I've failed..." How true is that? It couldn't be more true for me. I mess up so many times in a single day it really isn't funny. But despite all of that, God is still there, waiting for me to ask Him to help me through my struggles.

    And it gets even better! If I get tripped up by my sinful desires again, His grace is waiting right next to me, getting ready to catch me. This isn't a one time deal, either. Just like His light shining, His grace is and always will be there to sustain us.

    But of all of the words in this song, the part that hits me the hardest when I actually think about what the lyrics are saying is the line, "Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades." This part of the song means so much to me because it is a reminder that the God I love and live for is truly everlasting. He was there in the beginning, He is here now, and He will be here even if nothing else is.

    I love songs like this. I love being able to pour my heart out to God in song, and also be reminded that His glory is greater than anything I can comprehend. And because of this glory, I have to lose myself, my sense of pride, my sense of personal right in order to give it all up and give God all of the praise I can possibly give.

    That is the kind of praise we should give God every time we worship. Praise filled with everything we've got.