No more mixture, I want the God of Scripture. 

This line is so profound and sums up what I see being lived out currently in this generation.  They want something that is real.  They don’t want it to be tied up with a bow or come officially sealed.  Appearances don’t matter as much as they used to.  They just want the raw, unfiltered truth.  They want something to hold onto that will be real and not fade from their hands.  They want to be known by their authenticity and not their masks.

And that’s what they want from Jesus too.  They want to know Him.  Not how the church sees Jesus.  Not how a preacher portrays what Christians should be and shades their view.  Not the hurt that they have experienced in trying to grasp a relationship with Jesus.  Not the mixture of what culture tells us and what other Christians tell us.  No more mixture.

This year we hosted another Circuit Riders team and I was especially impressed with the intentionality of this year’s team.  But as they worshipped, as they brought the message, as they prayed with students… these were the words that continued to come back to me and permeate throughout the room.  We continue to press into the truth that Scripture is not a mixture.  It’s the reality that we live in a broken world that needs Jesus and this generation is hungry for anything that hasn’t been tainted by lies.

Three nights straight they sang this song and declared truths over themselves.  And I will continue to take a stand and walk with them.

Oh, I want Jesus
Oh, I want Him
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him

No more mixture, give me the God of scripture
No more idols or lesser loves
No substitute will ever do
There’s nothing more I’ll ever pursue

Oh, I want Jesus
Oh, I want Him, only Him
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him

And I surrender until my heart grows tender
Here be my treasure, my greatest call
No substitute will ever do
There’s nothing more I’ll ever pursue

Oh, I want Jesus, sing it out
Oh, I want Him
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him

Oh, take this world and give me Him
Give me Him

Isn’t He enough, yeah
Isn’t He enough
Jesus is everything, all that I’ll ever need

Isn’t He enough, isn’t He enough
Jesus my King of Kings, You satisfy me
Oh, isn’t He enough

Isn’t He enough, yeah
Isn’t He enough
Jesus is everything, all that I’ll ever need

Isn’t He enough, isn’t He enough
Jesus my King of Kings, You satisfy me

Singing
Oh, I want Jesus, yes I do
Oh, I want Him
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him
Oh, I want Jesus

Oh, I want Jesus
Oh, I want Him, singing
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him

Oh, I want Jesus
Oh, I want Him
Oh, only Jesus
Take this world and give me Him
Take this world and give me Him
Oh, You can take this world and give me Him