Reconciled Child

I set myself up as an enemy Thought I was wise but I was wrong

Only believed in what I could see But the chains that bound me were strong

Here in the darkness I could not find

A way to the light because I was blind

Living apart from how I was designed to be

But Jesus took ahold of me.

I had been taught a better way But I thought I knew better than that

Miserable at the end of the day Looking for an escape from where I was at

Running away from where I was led

Clothed in graveclothes because I was dead

Then something grabbed me in a word I read, I prayed

And Jesus had something to say.

Rebellious child, running wild Far from my father's home

Come to me child and be reconciled In the darkness no more to roam

Rebellious child, running wild He sought and brought me home

Now I'm a child that's reconciled In the darkness no more to roam

Rebellious child running wild Let me take you home tonight

Just bend the knee and be reconciled To the only way you can be made right

I paid the price and became the prize

I'll open your heart and open your eyes

Cause I'm the only way you can truly be wise

And Jesus walked me into the light.

Reconciled through Jesus Christ -Justified by His blood.

Because He paid salvation's price Saved from the wrath of God

Now by his life shall we be saved

His life takes us beyond the grave

The new life he freely gave sufficed

Cause Jesus called a deadman to life!

Rebellious child, running wild Far from my father's home

Now I'm a child that's reconciled In the darkness no more to roam

Rebellious child, running wild He sought and brought me home

Now I'm a child that's reconciled In the darkness no more to roam.

(Romans 5:9–11)

Anthony Foster

August 10, 2018