The Well- The Stand- November 9, 2021

Insight: Due to popular demand, and an overwhelming need for me as the writer to indulge in worship as well during these difficult days, this week we will return to lyrics that lift our souls and focus our attention on the goodness, strength and sufficiency of an all powerful God through worship. The very act […]

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On November 9, 2021
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Insight: Due to popular demand, and an overwhelming need for me as the writer to indulge in worship as well during these difficult days, this week we will return to lyrics that lift our souls and focus our attention on the goodness, strength and sufficiency of an all powerful God through worship. The very act of worship invites God into our lives, into our difficulties. It draws Him in, so we can sense His presence. It allows us to not minimize our problems, but instead to shift our focus from our problems to His sovereign ability to help strengthen us through our storms. We should never diminish our struggles, but we can worship the One who is bigger than the storms we face. We should lift our head in faith and look up, before we lash out in fear. We should follow the Creator and not the crowd.. He is bigger than any problem we face. But first we must surrender all things over to Him and admit how much we need Him. We must first invite Him in. Complaining pushes God away, but worship invites Him in, to draw near to us.

I love a song by Hillsong United called “The Stand.” This song illustrates how we must stand on the firm foundation of God, even when it seems our life is slipping away..We must be vulnerable and admit how much we need him, and how He alone gives us the strength we need to claim victory over our struggles. Here are some of my favorite lyrics: “You stood before my failure,  and carried the Cross for my shame. My sin weighed upon your shoulders, my soul now to stand.So what could I say? What could I do? But offer this heart of mine, completely to you.So I walk upon salvation. Your Spirit alive in me. This life to declare Your promise. My soul now to stand. So what could I say? And what could I do? But offer this heart, oh God, completely to You. So I’ll stand with arms high and heart abandoned In awe of the one who gave it all. So I’ll stand, my soul Lord to You surrendered. All I am is Yours.

This song brings so much worship into our life. It is so real about how the Spirit of God  penetrates our soul when we first meet our sin face to face.Then all we can do is worship Him, the One who paid it all for our sin and shame. 

Prayer: Father God, thank you you don’t give us what our sin deserves, but rather you laid it all upon your Son Jesus, so we could be set free, Oh, what victory we have in you Jesus. Amen!

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