No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
These lyrics illustrate that God wants to make His blessing flow. He wants to turn the tide of pain, sickness and relational strife.
How did God make the tide turn? He became a curse for us. He, through Jesus, took on our sin and paid the price of sin on our behalf.
All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law. Galatians 3:10
You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,
and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD's renown,
for an everlasting sign,
which will not be destroyed. Isaiah 55:12-13
The thorns referred to are the curses we want to take out of our own life so we don’t pass them on to others. What might some of those thorns be? Anger... detachment... selfishness... greed... impatience... a critical spirit... the list could go on.
What is it that is my life that might be bringing pain and sorrow to me and others?
The thing about thorns is that they stick to us; they spread seeds and they can pierce.
We celebrate that Christ came to counteract the curses and thorns we’ve been carrying around. He came to help us understand the blessings that God intends for us. He wants us to be who He says that we are.