He Loves Me Anyway

I haven't really had a very "serious" post in awhile, and I have just the thing for this post! I used to listen to a lot of Kiss FM along with a lot of country music; however, after Kidd Kraddick offended me with a comment about George W., I stopped listening to Kiss FM and KKITM. I began to listen to what I grew up on-KLTY-the Christian radio station. I am absolutely loving worshipping my Jesus in the car every day! It saddens me that I had gotten out of the habit of listening to Christian music in the car.

Anyways, there is one song that has been stuck in my head for weeks. It's called You Love Me Anyway. No matter what I have done, Jesus loves me! I'm certainly not perfect and yet He continues to love me! One line has specifically hit me like a punch in the stomach:

I am Judas' kiss.

Just as Judas betrayed Jesus, I have betrayed Jesus. Just as Judas gave over Jesus to the Roman guards with a kiss, I have sweetly and tactlessly done things to betray my Savior. WOW! I have done so many things and yet Jesus continues to love me and forgive me!

Thank you, Jesus, for your unconditional love for me! Thank you for dying on the cross just to save me! Though I disobey you, you have showed me the love of a parent. You have showed my your mercy, grace, and kindness. I love you!

The question was raised
As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn’t mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind

Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future’s so far
My heart is so frail
I think I’d rather stay inside

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
How You love me

It took more than my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me

I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway

See now, I am the man that called out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground
Yes then, I turned away with this smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night, I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life

But You love me anyway
Oh, God… how you love me

You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me

You love me, You love me
You love me, You love me
How You love me
How You love me
How You love me