Lost in Wonder…

“I’m lost in wonder, I’m lost in love, I’m lost in praise forevermore. Because of Jesus’ unfailing love, I am forgiven, I am restored.” So goes the chorus of Martyn Layzell’s worship song ‘Lost in Wonder‘, which is also the title of this blog post.

The dictionary definition of ‘wonder‘ is either a feeling of amazement and admirations, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar; or a person or thing regarded as very good, remarkable or effective.

This coming Sunday in the UK we will be celebrating ‘Bonfire Night‘ and the skies over the UK and indeed in other parts of the world where this festival is celebrated will be lit up with fireworks displays that will cause us to ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ in wonder.

We do the same when taking in the view of a breathtaking landscape, or staring at a star filled sky at night. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1. We are ‘lost in wonder‘ at what God has done. At what He has created.

Martyn Layzell in his song is declaring that Jesus dying on the cross is an object of wonder. We are amazed that God would love us so much to die for us. To pay for all our sins, indeed, for the sins of the whole world. “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” – 1 John 2:2. “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” – 2 Cor 5:18-19.

Wow! I’m lost in wonder.

Also, this November as film is going to be coming out in the cinemas that is called ‘Wonder‘. It is about a young boy who has undergone multiple cosmetic surgery procedures to his face in order for him to be able to hear, breathe and live; but those surgeries have left scars that make people stare at him. It is based upon a book by R.J.Palacio.

There is a song that was made to accompany the film called ‘Brand New Eyes‘. It’s about how we can be influenced by the negativity and views of those around us, and take onboard their opinions of us, but the chorus calls us to view the world with brand new eyes to see the truth about us and those around us. We too often need brand new eyes, to view the wonder of God’s creation; not just in the vast open spaces of nature and the cosmos, but in each individual life around us. To see the beauty in each other. To see God’s fingerprints on our lives and be lost in wonder.

Not only lost in the wonder that He made us; but that He considered each one of us, no-matter how damaged or broken our lives are, worth the cost of His son dying on a cross for us. Bleeding for us to pay for all our sin. All our mess. All our failure.

So this half-term, be lost in the wonder of God’s love for us.

Be blessed.