More Than a Lyric

I want to touch briefly on something that Bob mentioned in his last post:

"...allow yourself to truly comprehend the contents of the music".  

When is the last time you let your mind meditate on the words of a particular song? Do you really know what you are singing and why you are singing it?  

For instance, a song that we do a lot here is "Reign In Us".  Have you ever stopped to ponder the first verse? 

You thought of us before the world began to breathe 

And you knew our names before we came to be

You saw the very day we'd fall away from you 

And how desperately we need to be redeemed

Within that first verse we see several theological assertions made, including: Doctrine of Election, God's Omniscience, God's Eternal Nature, Man's Depravity, Redemption, Grace, Mercy.  The following passages come to mind: Romans 5, "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" and Ephesians 1, "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless... In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace".  

As we reflect and meditate on a song, allowing the lyrics to draw us to their source, we are drawn into a natural state of worship and awe.  

The next time you are scheduled to be on worship team, whether you play an instrument or sing, in addition to doing a run through of the songs, take one of the songs and use it as a part of your regular time of worship with God. You will be blessed and in turn a whole congregation will be blessed.