The old TV commercial has a man slapping himself in the face and saying, "Thanks, I needed that!" That describe this journal entry as I reread it today. Maybe it will slap someone else in the face who needs it as well.
October 21, 2015:
Worship: Solid Rock by Unspoken
"Solid Rock (Acoustic)"
Let me fail a thousand times if that is what I need
Let me lose these dreams of mine if I need to taste defeat
You walk me through the fire until I see the heart of your desire
You came to me
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
From the shipwreck of my life, you build a truer heart
In my brokenness you shine, my loss is where you start
To form in me your will until my love is a reflection of
Your love for me
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
You pursue those you love
And so we have no need to fear
For these storms will draw us near
To you
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
And for they drove me to the solid rock
Yes you drove me to the solid rock
Let me lose these dreams of mine if I need to taste defeat
You walk me through the fire until I see the heart of your desire
You came to me
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
From the shipwreck of my life, you build a truer heart
In my brokenness you shine, my loss is where you start
To form in me your will until my love is a reflection of
Your love for me
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
You pursue those you love
And so we have no need to fear
For these storms will draw us near
To you
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
And through these dark and raging seas
Your grace has not abandoned me
And for these storms, I thank my God
For they drove me to the solid rock
And for they drove me to the solid rock
Yes you drove me to the solid rock
Witness:
I ended my prayer time before Bible Study with these words, “Lord, though my emotions may go up and down, You remain the same, my solid rock.” With these words on my mind, I began with a song from Unspoken’s latest album. It is my habit to read a previous entry before I begin a new one. Today I read from September 14th. It’s ironic, even providential that the song I worshiped with then has somewhat the same theme as that of today’s. That day I sang “The Unmaking” by Nichole Nordemen. The main theme of that song can be found in these words from the song:
This is the unmaking
The beauty in the breaking
Had to lose myself
To find out who You are
The beauty in the breaking
Had to lose myself
To find out who You are
The second verse from “The Solid Rock” says:
From the shipwreck of my life, you build a truer heart
In my brokenness you shine, my loss is where you start
To form in me your will until my love is a reflection of
Your love for me
In my brokenness you shine, my loss is where you start
To form in me your will until my love is a reflection of
Your love for me
Both songs speak of brokenness and restoration. Both speak of discovering or remembering who God is. As I study Psalm 23 I am being reminded of who God is as my great Shepherd.
He leads me in fields of peace and rest
And guides in paths aright and blest
By streams of stillness my needs He fills
In vales of darkness, He calms my chills
WORD:
A psalm o fDavid.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
NIV |
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. KJV |
This verse is perplexing perhaps to those who revel in today’s prosperity gospel dining experience. Darkness and places of sorrow or dread are not on today’s menu. We want to skip to verse 5 or return to verse 1 & 2. We will even order the “paths of righteousness” if it can come “sunny side up”. Those who wish only to sump on such things will become lethargic and spiritually unhealthy. If God blesses with abundance, it is to be shared with others for the glory of God and the benefit of His kingdom. Yet, we must realize that we all will enter vales of darkness in life. In those times we must not lose heart, but trust in our Shepherd to see us through with His rod of protection and correction and His staff of guidance and preservation.
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