What Do I Know of Holy?

I heard this song (words written below) on the radio a couple weeks ago but I just can't seem to get enough of it. It is truly humbling and gives a bit of perspective of where I feel I am some times. I could listen to this song over and over. I long to scream it from the mountain tops but the whisper in my heart is louder than that with the longing to understand of 'What do I know of Holy?'

The song reminds me of Job and his struggle. Throughout the book of Job his friends tell him, ask him, and challenge him of what He might have done to deserve the punishment given. Through the loss of children, enduring excruciating pain of boils to the point of sitting on ashes and to top it off his wife adds fuel to the fire by telling him to curse God and die. Although he undergoes all of that he still does not sin. However, God’s response to him begins in chapter 38.

The LORD Speaks

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said:
2 "Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself like a man;I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4 "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

The Lord continues to question Job’s knowledge and challenges him for another 3 chapters to which Job’s humble response is given in Chapter 42. Talk about humbling!

Who are we to challenge God? He has plans for us and we are so arrogant to put Him in a box or make Him out to be something of far lesser value than He is or deserves. We want control of Him and sift through the Word for what we want to hear and not what we need to hear.

It reminds me of another passage which is one of my favorites.
Isaiah 40:12-31

The Lord asks all these questions putting us in our place of who we are and how big He is. Yet He concludes with (I want to quote the NLT version as I love how its put):

27 O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles?

O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?

28 Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding.

29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.

30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.

31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Isn't that amazing?! How can we not have confidence in our God?! What blessed assurance!


What Do I Know of Holy?
By Addison Road

I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know?
What do I know of Holy?

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

(CHORUS)What do I know of You

Who spoke me into motion?

Where have I even stood

But the shore along Your ocean?

Are You fire? Are You fury?

Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?

What do I know?

What do I know of Holy?

(CHORUS 2)

What do I know of Holy?

What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?

And a God who gave life "its" name?

What do I know of Holy?

Of the One who the angels praise?

All creation knows Your name

On earth and heaven above

What do I know of this love?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6J5TzSE_18