The Lord and I have a song! I thought He had long forgotten
it. The world moves on and new music is always being written. I feel like we sing worship songs for awhile and like the “Hit Parade” they fade away never to be
heard again.
Many years ago we sang a song in church called “Because He Lives”.
I felt that song down to my toes. It told me that as long as God was on the
throne I could face anything. Just as Scripture says I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me.
When my Jim, my husband, died I had the song
sung at his memorial. A couple of years
down the road when I had to relinquish custody of my grandson my heart was
breaking, even though I knew the Lord was telling me it was the right thing to
do. That morning in church we sang that song and my heart filled with the peace
that passes understanding. Through the years I have held that song close to me
even though its time had run its course as far as popularity.
This
weekend at a conference I was looking around during worship and
seeing all the women lost in His presence and I was just faking it. I couldn’t
seem to draw near. The worship leader had a word from the Lord and I felt in my
spirit it was for me. The word spoken was something like “ You’re standing here
and you are not able to worship because you think you are not worthy. The Lord
wants you to know He made you worthy.”
Right after she gave that message, we started
singing some “oldies” and there was my song! The Lord hadn’t forgotten at all.
I love the way my God is so big that I cannot even fathom it and at the same
time so personal that He gives each one of us signs along the way that He cares
about the smallest things that concern us. He renewed my strength last night.
Because He Lives
Because He lives I can face
tomorrow
Because He lives all fear is gone
Because
I know, I know He holds the future
And
life is worth the living just because He lives
And then one day I’ll cross that
river
I’ll
fight life’s final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory
I’ll see the lights of heaven and I’ll know He lives
Dear Lord, Help me remember that
Your truth is not reflective of my feelings. That You are the same yesterday,
today and forever. That You only forget my sins, not me or our special song.
Thank You Lord.
Written by Jackie Gilmer
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