o praise the one…

there’s a song that has been in my head the past few days….

i hear the savior say, “thy strength indeed is small;
child of weakness, watch and pray, find in me thine all in all.”

chorus
jesus paid it all, all to him i owe
sin had left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.

lord, now indeed i find thy power and thine alone,
can change the leper’s spots and melt the heart of stone.

and when before the throne i stand in him complete,
“jesus died my soul to save” my lips shall still repeat

o praise the one who paid my debt
and raised this life up from the dead   
o praise the one who paid my debt
and raised this life up from the dead  

the song is titled “jesus paid it all” by kristian stanfill.  the chorus line that reads “sin had left (note that the word left is past tense, it doesn’t leave, it left, it’s over, it was, it is no more) a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow” reminds me of psalm 51, which i recently heard in a sermon by francis chan.  i am washed as white as snow.  i am currently, right now, in the present washed of all sin.  this song is a powerful reminder of that.  my “spots” are changed, i am white as snow, i am saved, my debt has been paid!!! praise god!  i love that the song isn’t just a reminder of what god has done for us, but also praises god for his graceful work.  “o praise the one who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead.”  praise be to god for his goodness and graciousness.  what a beautiful, good god we serve.  praise him.  how comforting to know that we are utterly dependent on such a good, good god.