A Song for Sunday: "Above All"

Ever hear a song come on the radio and it takes you back to a certain moment in time? Or perhaps it reminds you of a place or a person. I have a few songs that are like this for me. One of those songs is "Above All" by Michael W. Smith. 

When I hear the song "Above All" my mind immediately goes back to visiting my good friend Kirsten in Wyoming when I was only 11 years old. I was at her church in the sanctuary and this is where I heard the song for the first time. It's a beautiful song of the price Christ paid on the cross for us and how He thought of us, above all. I always smile when I hear it or sing it now, because not only does it remind me of my friend Kirsten (and she is way worth smiling about :) ) ,but it reminds me of the great love Jesus has for me. That is an even greater reason to smile. 

The lyrics to the song are as follows:

"Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth
Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all."

The song continues on, but just repeats itself. I so love this song. Like a rose, trampled on the ground, Jesus willingly took the fall for you and me. Above everything else, when He went to the cross, He was thinking of me and He was thinking of you. And that is so beautiful.

 I am so unworthy and yet He still thinks of me highly enough to give His life for me. Readers, that is what the gospel message is all about. Sinners who were lost in darkness have been set free by the light of Jesus through the shedding of His blood on the cross. Let's go and share that beautiful truth.