You Alone

There are times when the words of a song resonate so loudly in your heart that you literally stop in your tracks. A recent song--Matt Redman's "You Alone Can Rescue"--had that kind of impact on me. I mentioned this song to Adam Cooke, one of our worship leaders, and it is now a favorite worship song at OBC. Hear the words of the chorus:

You alone can rescue. You alone can save. You alone can lift us from the grave. You came down to find us, led us out of death. To you alone belongs the highest praise.

What a powerful proclamation of Jesus Christ! Our Savior, God's only son, is the only one who can rescue and save us from our sinful state. Christ alone defeated death on the cross and rose from the dead and He alone can raise us from death to eternal life. Christ alone came down from Heaven and lived among men; giving him the name Immanuel, which means God with us. Christ alone was both fully God and fully man; so he was tempted just as we are and understood human weakness, yet he lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15). Christ alone, because of his sinless perfection, could pay for the sins of the world to satisfy the wrath of God. Christ alone, when lifted high, has the power to draw people unto him (John 12:32). And only Christ, because of what he did on Calvary, deserves the highest praise.

Yes, Lord Jesus. You alone.