Sunday 13 February 2022

By The River

Who is this Jesus?

Who wants to remove the log jams

From the river He created

Who asks for my relics and idols

Who wants to carve out the sides

To make more room for Him

For His grace, His truth, His life

For His sake, for my sake,

For their sake















Who is this Jesus?

Who calls me to come out

Of all that is familiar

To let go of what I thought I knew

To let go of who I thought I was

To let go of Who I thought He was

to truly discover Him


Who is this Jesus?

Who stops me on the road 

of serving and striving

Who blinds me with His light

Who asks me impertinent questions

Who is the Lord that I knew only from afar

Who takes the scales from my eyes

and allows me to see


Who is this Jesus?

Who said, "It is finished!"

Who paid the price,

Who carried all my sin, 

My failures, my excuses,

All my reasons to be busy

All my self-sufficiency

Who breaks me and 

Who brings me undone


Who is this Jesus?

That I thought I knew

That I've taught and presented

That I've strived for, for so long

That I've brought others to

Who has asked me to leave 

my busyness, my roles, 

my doing, my knowing

to follow Him


Who is this Jesus?

Who says to me

"You are concerned

with many things

But there is only one thing

That is needed"

Come to Me,

learn from Me

walk with Me.


Who is this Jesus?

Who says, "Come to the waters,

Come, buy and eat

Yes, come buy wine and milk

Without money and without price"

Listen carefully to Me,

and eat what is good.

And let your soul

Delight itself in abundance


























Who is this Jesus?

Who asks, "What do you want Me

To do for you?"

I am here now

What do you really need?

I am all that you need

What will you ask me for?

Don't leave empty


Who is this Jesus?

Who says "You will seek Me

And find Me

When you seek Me

With all your heart"

Who calls me deeper

Who shows me more

Who is more

Than I ever asked, thought or imagined


Who is this Jesus?

Who stood at the door of my heart

and asked to come in

Who knocked persistently

Who didn't give up

Who waited and wooed

Who called out, who sought out

Who pursued.  


He is Jehovah Rapha, my Healer

He is Jehovah Jireh, my Provider

He is El Shaddai, more than enough

He is I AM



Here I am
I am ready to receive

Everything You want in me
There is more

Here I am
There is nothing in the way
Oh that you would find my faith
An open door

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