that’s a line from a song i like. come thou fount. it’s an old hymn, and an even older idea. the rest of it goes, “oh to grace how great a debtor, daily i’m constrained to be, let thy goodness like a fetter bind my wandering heart to thee. prone to wander, Lord i feel it, prone to leave the God i love. here’s my heart Lord, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.”
that is the most wonderful thing i can think of. i have been dealing with this idea a lot lately. struggles with sin hit me every day. i often go to bed feeling like a failure, and wake up just the same. but God is amazing. at the same time in my life i have been hit from every angle with these thoughts, i have been hit from just about as many angles with the previously mentioned truth. “oh to grace how great a debtor, daily i’m constrained to be.” i am totally and completely in debt to God’s grace. my life is His. everything i have, even more, everything i am, is His. though i am “prone to wander”, my heart is sealed. nothing can remove me from His hand. nothing can change His love for me. He has chosen to freely give me grace, and mercy, and love. there is nothing i have done to get it, and nothing i can do to lose it.
and that is what i believe. that is the truth of my life. and that is what i am daily praying will drive me to do everything i do. i am not perfect, and i won’t be until i am in heaven, in His presence, but i am moving forward and trusting in Him, and His grace.
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brother, I used " oh to grace how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be " as my " status update " on facebook. an old friend sent me ???? as to the meaning of my statement. I googled the line in and hit upon your blog pulling peaches. here I was attempting to minister and I got blessed beyond measure. I directed her to you blog for further edification on the matter. God bless you !
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Wow... i googled the lyrics to this song and your blog popped up...really great thoughts. God bless....his blessings are new every morning. Thanks for posting this.
I realize this post is over a year old, but I wanted to share how it has blessed me, as well. It is the daily struggle of my life thinking of this debt I owe, but the debt has been paid long ago. And to this I am bound to my new Debtor who paid it all. I'm usually not this corny, but oh well.
I google'd the meaning of the verse "oh to grace how great a debtor" because I was struggling to understand this part of the song. Your blog, 4 years old now, came up and truly this was eye opening for me. Thank you for sharing this. I carry a lot of guilt, and hearing the song and reading your blog has helped me come to a more sound mind.
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