When you are in the middle of a quiet time, does scripture ever bring songs to your mind? This happens to me all the time. While reading in Zechariah, I came across this:
Zech. 14:9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
Now this is a statement of fact that everyone will acknowledge, now or later. As I was thinking on this a song came to mind. I have put it below, not so much for the video as for the music. Isn’t this good? and Aren’t you Glad!! Enjoy
Here are the lyrics
In the first light of a new day
No one knew He had arrived
Things continued as they had been
While a newborn softly cried
But the heavens rapt’ in wonder
Knew the meaning of His birth
In the weakness of a baby
They knew God had come to earth
As His mother held Him closely
It was hard to understand
That her baby not yet speaking
Was the Word of God to man
He would tell them of His Kingdom
But their hearts would not believe
They would hate Him and in anger
They would nail Him to a Tree
But the sadness would be broken
As the Song of Life arose
And the Firstborn of Creation
Would ascend and take His Throne
He had left it to redeem us
But before His life began
He knew He’d come back
Not as a baby but as The Lord of every man
Hear the Angels as they’re singing
On the morning of His birth
But how much greater will their song be
When He comes again, when He comes again
Hear the Angels as they’re singing
On the morning of His birth
But how much greater will their song be
When He comes again to Earth
When He comes, When He comes
When He comes to rule the earth
When He comes back
When He comes back
To Rule the earth
I was reading through Proverbs 16 with the boys. We were looking for one verse that was relevant to our lives at that moment. Things were really going well.
Hudson was reading verse 24, “Pleasant words are a honeycomb…” but then his eyes dropped to the second half of the next verse “but its end is the way of death.”
“Uh dad, this doesn’t sound right…OOOHHHHHH!”
We had a great laugh over that one. It sure is fun to be reading the Bible with my kids and laughing. And then talking through how they make sense for daily life.
Please pray for us today as I share the third Habitude with the wrestling team.
What is a Habitude you may ask? That is a good question. Habitudes are images that form leadership habits and attitudes which have been developed by Tim Elmore. You can check them out here.
Dr. Elmore developed an edition for sports teams which is being used around the nation. I was able to attend a certification conference and now have an opportunity to present these to Josh’s wrestling team. The coach is all for it and has embraced it.
This has been a great chance to be around the players and coaches and parents. Pray for opportunities to move them closer to Jesus. Just the other day a mom shared some hard things concerning her son with me - and we had just met. So it seems as if God is using me as a sort of unofficial chaplain.
Pray each Monday you remember. That is the day each week the team spends time talking about a Habitude and how it applies to them.
If you are one who is working your way through a bible reading plan, by the time you come to Ezekiel 48 you may find yourself skimming at best, or if you are on short time, skipping at worst. “At worst!”you might say (well, you might say if you are like me and the thought of reading about tribal borders doesn’t fill your soul with joy or your mind.)
This would be one of those times that knowing God’s Word is full of hidden treasures would keep you going and striking new treasure. For there is a gem hidden when you have finally dug down to verse 35 (really! the last verse) and read the last phrase. (or if you are like me some you may skip to the end quickly).
35“The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The LORD is there.’”
Now to chew on this (or meditate, or marinate as a good friend says) is richly rewarding. I want to be where the Lord is. To be in His presence. I want this to be true of my family. I want this to be true of CU.
Spurgeon has a great sermon on this verse
I know that there is a company who can truly say that they feel only happy when they are conscious that God is with them. The place where they meet with the Lord is very dear and precious to them, because of his unveilings. The memory of holy convocations is sweet, because the Lord was among them. They would not care to go where God is not. If there were a place forsaken of God, however gay and full of merriment men might think it, they would not be found among its guests. Where we cannot enjoy God’s company we will not go. Our motto is: “With God, anywhere. Without God, nowhere.”
