“I’ll Forgive You” came from an ordinary experience. I had planned to go to lunch with a few friends. Somewhere between the church parking lot and the restaurant, plans changed, but no one told me. I arrived at the restaurant, and one of my friends arrived. He saw me, walked past me, looked for the others, and -- upon not seeing them -- headed back out to his van and drove off. The others never arrived. I was confused, and felt unloved and abandoned. A lot of misunderstandings were taking place, but that incident sent me to the park with my guitar.
As I sat on the hill, I found myself broken. I prayed that God would save me from how I was feeling. I didn’t want to mope, but I felt like that was all I was capable of. I began to cry out to God from the depths of who I was. I felt so alone and rejected. Then God began to speak to my heart saying, “Take the pain and rejection you feel. Now multiply that by the biggest factor you know. That is how much I hurt when My children walk away from Me.”
My heart broke and a new understanding overtook me. To think that the God of the universe came and gave up His life so we could live eternally, and yet so many hear the Truth and walk away.
As I sat in the park that day, “I’ll Forgive You” came to me. It is the heart of Jesus poured out in a plea for the world to surrender their lives to Him and allow Him to forgive them. This song is a song of hope and of reality. God hurts. . .He cries for the lost. . .He is always ready and waiting for them. . .they just have to come to their senses and find He’s the only Way (2 Timothy 2:24-26).
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I'LL FORGIVE YOU
My heart is ripping at the seams,
I gave everything to have you near Me
No greater price could I have paid
To be with you
Now I hold to you My hand,
Wretched and blind you walk away
But I love you with an undying love
And I am calling your name
I'll forgive you, yes, I'll forgive you
When you turned your back
'cause you'll come running back someday
I'll forgive you, yes, I'll forgive you
When you come to your senses
And find I'm the only Way
There's never been a darker day
Than on the cross when My Father turned His face away
All your sin and shame were Mine
Because I love you
Now I stand knocking on your door,
Do you understand it was you I died for?
And I'd do it all again if it'd save your soul
I've waited eternity to tell you, how slow to anger
And compassionate I am
All I want to do is love you and to be your friend
The time is coming, the end is near
Remember, child, I hold your life dear
Father, forgive them for they know not what they do
©2002 Tonya Betz
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