“Overcome My Sin” was written to be played during communion. The words of the song are meant to remind folks what we receive and how to receive communion. We are at church to receive the healing power of God’s grace. One of the ways we do this is to remember God’s covenant with us. Studying scripture and energising our life with the Spirit is what we receive at church. In Luke 22:17-20, we are asked to remember the new covenant with communion. Hopefully this song will remind us of the importance of following the communion practice.
Additionally, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 addresses how we should approach communion. We are to come together with discernment of ourselves and not one-another. I thought this was important enough to put in the song. I have worked at several churches where divisions are strong, and yet we all commune together. Hopefully singing about coming to God in an unworthy manner will bring attention to how are are to act.
Overcome My Sin