The Playlist - part 1 - Fierce

There are some songs that just meet you where you are. They just come on radio or on the playlist that you are playing and it's almost like the song is playing for you. I'm not just talking about Christian/worship music, but secular music as well. Over the course of this series of posts (that will continue on and off over the course of the year) I want to look at songs that have helped me in this season of my life.

So, with today being Valentine's Day, I thought I would be cool to look at a portion of a song by Jesus Culture called "Fierce". Let's look at the lyrics below together and then I will share some thoughts with you:

Like a tidal wave

Crashing over me

Rushing in to meet me here

Your love is fierce

Like a hurricane

That I can't escape

Tearing through the atmosphere

Your love is fierce [1]

LIKE A TIDAL WAVE

I love the picture of the love of God in these four words. I just picture a gigantic wave coming in and just drowning me over and over again. I have also had it described to me like this before by a friend that I volunteer with at my church and I used this description in another post:

"I saw this picture of you and you were standing, face to the sky, and arms spread wide being drenched with water." - by Joanna [2]

God's love for us is a big deal and I believe that those four words describe it as best as we humanly can. God's love is infinite and unmeasurable.

RUSHING IN TO MEET ME HERE

When I hear these words the first thing I think of is - "where's here?" Here is where ever you are – “this place” if you will. Whatever place you are in. God rushes in to me you wherever "here" is!

We see this at the end of the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:

“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” - Luke 15:20 NIV [3]

The father didn't wait for the wayward son to come to him - he ran to the son. The Father does the same for us - He rushes in and meets us where we are and with all the love in the world. He always has an eye on us.

The love of God truly is FIERCE - and no other love is greater.

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This post references the lyrics of a song. The meaning of the lyrics and the song in this post is my own interpretation.

[1] Jesus Culture "Fierce"

Songwriters: Leanne Cherie Fieldes Mia / Christopher Mark Quilala / Joshua David Silverberg - Fierce lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol Christian Music Group

[2] For more reading please reference the post “An Image That I Can’t Get Away From”

[3] For the full story of the Prodigal Son see Luke 15:11-32
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