Chris Tomlin – Indescribable
It is a song that tries to describe the greatness of God and yet seems so inadequate. I guess that this is irony of the title. I was at a breakfast for the BGEA and this song was sung as one of the worship songs. Which is great, because I love the song, it describes God as indescribable, uncontainable, all-powerful, untamable and unchanging. Reminding us all we do not serve a little god who we understand and control. How big is our God? Tomlin says, “You placed the stars in the sky and you know them by name.” There is a line in this song that really hit me. “You see the depths of my heart and you love me the same.” This all-powerful God, who designed the world out of nothing, takes the time to look into my heart. He takes the time to get to know me. How many people really know you? I mean how many really know who you are and what you are thinking? Besides my wife how many have any interest in what I am thinking and feeling. My wife and I are coming up on 10 years of marriage and yes I think she can read my mind. She knows my fears and my weaknesses and still loves me. She has taken the time to know me. God has gotten to know me, he truly cares about me but here is the most indescribable thing. God sees into my heart and still loves me. He knows my thoughts, he sees what I do and hears what I say and yet his love for me doesn’t change. This is what makes God truly indescribable. His love is more incredible than I could ever understand. I guess this is why John in 1 John 4, tells us a couple times that “GOD IS LOVE”. His love is uncontainable.