A few Christmases ago, I came across this new carol. Lisa Clow is the author along with Bob Kauflin from Sovereign Grace Music. I love the lyrics as they contrast the classic hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful". Not every Sunday over the last few years had been good. There had been really hard Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays to Sundays and some time for a period of time. Last weeks we went through some major changes and feeling of doubt filled me. The Joy of Christmas is not that we have been faithful but God has been faithful despite our unfaithfulness. This carol tells us to Come. Come to Jesus, knowing we are not alone. He knows us, our state and our need and He is sufficient and enough for us. That is a promise we can hold on to. That I can hold on to in this and every season. There is a story behind this carol and I have the extract below. I was struggling. It had been a long year and a half. Finances were stressful, I miscarried twins, and on top of it I was battling a...
....giving up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally