POINT OF GRACE - Heal The Wound
We’re taking a look at the new Point of Grace CD song by song. Today we’re looking at the song ‘Heal The Wound’.
Point of Grace - Heal The Wound
I used to wish that I could rewrite history
I used to dream that each mistake would be erased
Then I could just pretend
I never knew the ‘me’ back thenI used to pray that you would take this shame away
Hide all the evidence of who I’ve been
But it’s the memory of
the place You’ve brought me from
that keeps me on my knees
even though I’m freeHeal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
Heal the wound but leave the scar
Wounds heal … but the scars remain. Often we are ashamed of our past failures. We hide our scars. When we fall into that snare, the enemy can keep us from sharing the truth of God’s healing and transforming power. This song is a powerful call to use our scars for Jesus - to let them remind us of God’s mercy and healing - and to share that truth with others who need mercy and healing.
Scars are nothing to be ashamed of - as even Jesus has scars.
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January 1st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I’ve been a Christian my whole life. I’m in my late teens now and am just coming through some really big trials. During these trials I stumbled into self injury and found myself addicted to it. I’m getting past that now and it wasn’t until I heard this song that I began to accept the scars on my body. I’m learning that these mistakes that will leave scars will allow me to be able to help others . God truely is mericful and these scars will tell my story and how God forgave me for my mistakes and of God’s unending love. I wouldn’t trade my scars in because I know that God is going to use this for His plan.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Erin,
Thanks for sharing that.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Here’s some more info on that song. Denise of POINT OF GRACE was asked in an interview:
Can you explain the meaning behind the song “Heal The Wound”?
We didn’t write the songs on this album, but we sat down with a group of writers and shared our personal testimony of what God had been teaching us. So Leigh shared her testimony and explained that when she was in college she had an abortion when she was 19-years-old. Now this is a Christian girl who was raised in a Christian home, and for the longest time she dealt with that on her own—and didn’t tell anybody! Obviously, when Leigh got married she shared this with her husband which was very difficult! You know Shelly, Heather and I talk so much about purity, and when Leigh became a member of Point of Grace she wanted us to understand her story—and we shared a real sweet time together. And when Leigh finally told her parents what had happened, she found freedom in that. God’s word says, “The truth will set you free“—and that’s so real!
The Lord healed her heart and restored her. Yet for so long she continued to “ride the guilt” over what she had done, even though Christ died on the cross for our sins and by His wounds we are healed! But it does take a lot to really believe the truth and to walk in faith. So this song is based upon Leigh’s testimony and what she had experienced.
The song says “Heal the wound but leave the scar,” and that reminds us of what God has done for us—He has healed our past—but to see the scar on his hands reminds us of what He did for us on the cross. For Leigh, it’s the scars she carries from being in that particular situation but realizing where God has brought her, how He has redeemed her and how He has not condemned her, but loved her with an everlasting, steadfast love.
Leigh even shared this testimony at our Girls of Grace conferences. We have to realize just how many women live under that particular guilt, so we’re getting the word out that God is a redeeming God who loves them and has healed them because of His willingness to die for our sins. They can walk in redemption and joy, and they don’t have to live under the umbrella of guilt anymore. This is a very powerful message for anybody who feels as if they will always remember their past—but now you will remember it in the way of redemption—because God has brought us so much farther than that!
March 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I would like to say that I love and relate to this song so much! I as Leigh was raised in a Christian home, I was even a P. K. but I walked away from God for about one year and 10 months when I turned 18. I became pregnant and finally woke up that God still loved me and wanted me back. Since that time, I have a wonderful son that just turned 18 and will graduate in May. He is my world and I have never looked back at the world for a minute. I have scars from my past because his father has never been a part of his life. I see those scars of him never having seen a fathers love except that my son walks with God now and has his loving hands around him continually. I love this song and relate my life to it as a testimony that God still uses us whether we have scars or not. Thanks for singing this song and it truly is a testimony for me. Your sis in Christ, Teresa.
June 9th, 2008 at 11:38 am
hi!, I from brazil!!
então vou falar portugues!!
amo point of grace..
a paz sejam com todos !
August 20th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Blessings to all! I was in my car just now listening to the Point of Grace CD. I had only listened to part of the CD and had not heard this song. I have had a hard couple of years. I had a personal situation where I had made bad judgement calls that has cost me dearly and its not over yet. The guilt and worry had physically and mentally taken its toll on me. I never thought I was much of a person but I was just me. I never did anything special with my life. I was never really goal oriented I just was me, but during this time I really felt like a failure. I wanted to take my life several times. I have children and Im married and even that did not matter to me. I ask for your prayers because the reprocussions of this is not over yet but, I can finally say that now even though I really knew this in the back of my mind, but I know that I am forgiven and Jesus still loves me and he his my protector and he will get me through this. I have been through a lot in my life and he has always been there but sometimes I didnt want to say it because I was too busy feeling sorry for myself and feeling like a failure. I know I fail Him every day but I think we tend to take that for granted because God knows we will fail and we just say to ourselves, “well there is another mark against me” and go on without feeling the the after efects of what we have done or bothering to say Im sorry to him. When we really have to look at our life and something bad that we have done that just wont go away, we really have to look deep into those wounds we have put on ourselves. I too want to keep my scares. My scares of course are NOT GUILT FREE as Jesus’s were when he gave his life for us all. I know that if I were the ONLY one ever created into this world, He still would have gave his life just for me. Im just me. No one special but to Him I would have been special enough to die for. I guess until I heard these words to this song, I was selfish in wanting to make it all go away. I even prayed that. But now, I want to keep my scares. I do want my restoration to come quickly but The scares have a new meaning in my life they are there to remind me to talk to him every single day of my life and to thank him over and over and over again every day and to never ever forget his grace and mercy but most of all his unfailing love for me. If you are going through a problem or difficulty and you dont know what the protection of His loving arms feels like, you must call on his name. Just say JESUS. Scream out to Him! Because he is your only refuge. He will be your only strength and he will be your only true comfort. You are forgiven if you ask him. Please keep me in your prayers all of you. My battle is not over but my battle is the Lords and he will take care of it all. God Bless and take care.