I Come Now To Where You Are

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[Verse 1] At the break of day—your mercy is already in play— Someone—Somewhere— Is in need of care. And in the midst of it all— On You—we can always call. [Verse 2] But in the worst of days— I’m quick to question Your ways— At those times I don’t understand— I don’t look at all for Your hand. For when You oh Lord—I cannot find— I forget Your word says, “I’m always on Your mind.” [Chorus] So I come now—to where You are— For as I look—it was me that drifted so far— I will run to the cleft—to where I can hide— For as I look—it was me that left your side. So I come now—to where You have been waiting for me— For as I look—it was me You died for—on Calvary. [Verse 3] How oh Lord—would You ever come to die for someone like me— How oh Lord—would You ever take away my burdens and set me free? And every time oh Lord—I run to You in need of care— It is You oh Lord—who always answers—and hears my prayer. [Chorus] So I come now—to where You are— For as I look—it was me that drifted so far— I will run to the cleft—to where I can hide— For as I look—it was me that left your side. So I come now—to where You have been waiting for me— For as I look—it was me You died for—on Calvary. [Bridge] For on that awful, awful tree— You were crucified on top of Calvary— And for me—You bore my loss— Where I should have hung—on that old rugged cross— You thought it not robbery— That God’s only Son—would die for someone like me— Just an old sinner—saved by grace—When the spotless Lamb—Jesus took my place! [Final Chorus] So I come now—to where You are— For as I look—it was me that drifted so far— I will run to the cleft—to where I can hide— For as I look—it was me that left your side. So I come now—to where You have been waiting for me— For as I look—it was me You died for—on Calvary. [Tag] Ohhhhhh—-thank You Lord—for dying for just an old sinner like me—on awful Calvary.

Ministry Devotional

I Come Now To Where You Are

Read together: Hebrews 2:1; James 4:7–10; Exodus 33:18–23; Philippians 2:5–8; 1 Peter 2:24–25

Have you ever woken up one day and realized you were far from God—without being able to say exactly when you left? There was no dramatic rebellion. Just busy days, unanswered questions, and a slow drift. This song captures that experience with painful honesty: As I look, it was me that drifted so far… it was me that left Your side.

The first verse begins with a beautiful truth: At the break of day, Your mercy is already in play. Before we wake, God is already at work caring for people in need. But the second verse admits what happens in our worst days: I'm quick to question Your ways… I don't look at all for Your hand. When we cannot see God, we often assume He has moved. The song realizes the opposite. He has been waiting all along.

Read Hebrews 2:1. "We must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away." The word picture is of a boat slowly slipping from its mooring. Drifting rarely feels dangerous in the moment. It just happens when we stop paying attention.

The good news is that the way back is not complicated. Read James 4:7–10. "Come near to God and He will come near to you." James calls for humility, honesty about sin, and even grief over it—but the promise is that God will lift up those who humble themselves before Him. The chorus is that kind of return: So I come now to where You are.

The song also says, I will run to the cleft to where I can hide. That image comes from Exodus 33:18–23. Moses asked to see God's glory. The Lord placed him in a cleft of the rock and covered him with His hand as His glory passed by. The cleft was a place of protection in the presence of holiness. For the Christian, Jesus is that Rock. We can come near to a holy God because we are hidden in Christ.

The bridge goes straight to the cross. Where I should have hung on that old rugged cross… You thought it not robbery that God's only Son would die for someone like me. That phrase "thought it not robbery" comes from older translations of Philippians 2:5–8, which say that Christ Jesus, though He existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, became a servant, and humbled Himself to death on a cross. The One who had every right to stay in glory came down to take our place.

Read 1 Peter 2:24–25. "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree… For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls." Peter does not describe the believer's return as earning back God's favor. It is coming home to the Shepherd who already paid for our wandering.

Maybe you have drifted. You still believe, but your prayers are thin and your Bible is closed. Or maybe you have never truly come to Jesus at all. Either way, the invitation is the same. He is not far. He is waiting where you left Him, ready to receive just an old sinner, saved by grace.

A moment to respond: Think back to the last time you felt close to God. What changed? Write down one or two things that pulled you away. Then take one simple step back today: open your Bible to Philippians 2, pray honestly, or reach out to a believer you trust. Come now to where He is.

Let's pray: Lord, we confess that it was we who drifted, not You. Thank You for Your mercy that is already at work before we wake. Thank You, Jesus, for taking our place on the cross. Hide us in the Rock. We come now to where You are. Receive us, restore us, and keep us close to You. Amen.

Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that if you have drifted, you would know Jesus is waiting right where you left Him—and that today is a good day to come home.