The Restore Conference focused on relationships and family as worship. (The four general sessions were titled: Dating, Marriage, Parenting and Sex as Worship) Each general session and breakout session pointed to everything we do, our whole lives, being worship. Every instance of worship is to be to the Glory of God. I learned so much this weekend of how God wants me to apply this- offering every aspect of my life as an act of worship with the constant purpose of glorifying God in everything I do and say. As I'm learning more about the application of dying to self to best glorify and worship God, I find myself thinking more about the meaning of the lyrics of praise songs. Worship should spur response and change. I reflected more about a couple of the praise songs this weekend. Here's one of them:
We Stand--Lee McDerment
Come all and join the chorus
our hands are lifted high
as one we lift our voices
we raise this battle cry
We stand with the One Victorious
We stand with One Alive
We stand with One glorious
Jesus the crucified
Come weary, worn and broken
His arms are open wide
Our lives will not be shaken
We raise this battle cry
We stand....
Our lives will not be shaken
cause our God is still alive!
We stand with One glorious
Jesus the crucified
The Christian life is not passive. We ARE in spiritual battle. I choose to stand with the ONE Victorious, the ONE ALIVE! The phrase: "I will not be shaken" has been repeated for me in scripture and praise songs recently. Coming to the safety of God's arms, just as I am, even broken, is so comforting. It makes God's abundant Grace so much more real!
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