Do you remember the time you first pieced together who Jesus is and the sacrifice he’d made for you? Maybe you had a “lightbulb” moment at some point in your life as a child, teen, or adult where everything suddenly made sense and you decided to go all-in as a Christ-follower. As the good news of the gospel came alive to you, you might have felt a sense of peace and purpose that you’d never felt before.

Any believer could probably identify a time where they felt set free from the power of sin. Maybe it was that first salvation experience. Or maybe it was another moment along the way where you messed up and confessed your mistakes to the Lord and felt a sense of relief in that sweet act of submission. I can think of a few different times in my life where I chose to continue in a particular sin pattern long after the Holy Spirit convicted me about it, holding on to the illusion that I was in control and letting the darkness creep in. But when I finally chose to confess and repent, I felt like a brand new person – so much more alive and healthy.

The grace of Christ that saved me once and made me righteous continues to save me and allows me to grow in righteousness.

These are the stories we need to remember!
These are the stories we need to tell!

When we tell our stories out loud, we remember who God is and what He’s done for us. And then we have a chance to respond – to praise Him, to thank Him, to give Him the glory He is due.

Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.
I cried out to him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.
If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
However, God has listened; he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
Blessed be God! He has not turned away my prayer or turned his faithful love from me.
Psalm 66:16-20 (CSB)

When we tell our stories out loud, we remember the transformation that we experienced – may we never forget!

Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of his hand.
Exodus 13:3

When tell say our stories out loud, we invite others to participate.

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:1-3 (CSB)

“Now I See” is a feel-good song that allows us to celebrate our salvation and ongoing sanctification together. It’s a party of a song and it should be! What could be more worth celebrating? But what would happen if we took those stories of transformation beyond a song sung on Sundays? What would happen if we started telling stories out loud? If the work of Christ in our lives was just oozing out of us to the point where we couldn’t not talk about it?

As we sing together on Sunday, I hope the joy of your salvation and sanctification comes alive in you, so much so that you are spurred on to invite others into the story of what is possible through the saving grace of Christ. Check out the song video and lyrics below!

Looking for some music to enrich your personal worship throughout the week? Check our Calvary Worship Favorites playlist on Spotify. It’s an assortment of songs that we sing on the regular during our Sunday worship services.

If you want to get a taste of what we’ll be singing on any upcoming Sunday, check out our This Sunday At Calvary playlist. This list is updated weekly with the songs we’re planning to lead at the upcoming Sunday service.

Now I See

Born to the darkness I was

Rejected and cut off from hope

I couldn't see His love for me

They said He's not who He seems

Don't get your hopes up for healing

But lies fell away when I saw His face

My heart burst to life

I saw delight in His eyes when He looked at me

My whole world's on fire

Alive in the presence that burns inside of me

Now I know whose I am

Forever I'll stand on Your truth I believe

'Cause I was blind but now I see

Night turned to daylight for me

Joy is the song that I sing

All of my days are filled with Your praise

No one could ever take my song away

My eyes were opened and I saw His face

No one could ever take away my faith

My life was changed the day that Jesus came

CCLI Song # 7132786
Brian Johnson | Ed Cash | Hannah McClure | Joel Taylor | Paul McClure
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