Reckless Love
Before I took a breath
You breathed your life in me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the 99
When I was your foe
Still your love fought for me
Bible Verses
Genesis 2:7 - Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.
Luke 15:4 -
“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?
The idea is that God loves us so much, that when we stray from him, he will leave the rest of his flock that is already safe in order to chase down the one that is lost.
These lyrics align with 2 Timothy 2:13
“If we are unfaithful,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny who he is.”
This scripture tells us that even when were not pursuing God, when were living against his word, He still loves us and is pursuing a relationship with us.
““When I use the phrase, “the reckless love of God”, I’m not saying that God Himself is reckless. I am, however, saying that the way He loves, is in many regards, quite so. What I mean is this: He is utterly unconcerned with the consequences of His actions with regards to His own safety, comfort, and well-being. His love isn’t crafty or slick. It’s not cunning or shrewd. In fact, all things considered, it’s quite childlike, and might I even suggest, sometimes downright ridiculous. His love bankrupted heaven for you. His love doesn’t consider Himself first. His love isn’t selfish or self-serving. He doesn’t wonder what He’ll gain or lose by putting Himself out there. He simply gives Himself away on the off-chance that one of us might look back at Him and offer ourselves in return.””
sparrows
The sparrow's not worried 'bout tomorrow. Or the troubles to come.
The lily's not thinking 'bout the seasons, the drought or the flood.
A tree that's planted by the water
isn't fazed by the fire, so why should I be?
You know what I need before I even ask a thing
A heart that's planted in forgiveness
doesn't dwell in the past
Bible verses
Matthew 6:25-29 - 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
Matthew 6:8 …for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
Matthew 18:35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.