I know it has been a while since my last post. I ask forgiveness from my subscribers. I have been pondering on a thought for some time. I generally do not ponder on one too long before I write about it. A lot of people get asked what their favorite song is. When I think about that, I know I could never answer with just one song or even ten songs. I began to search my heart to find answers to the question I was never personally asked except in the form of "tell me everything about yourself" type emails (which I generally do not respond to). Of course, many people would list Amazing Grace as one of their all time favorites, and I would definitely have to include it into my top ten with no emphasis on what order in which it would land. Others might choose the hippest newest contemporary christian song out there, and I must say that I do like some of them that stir my heart and mind. One night while lying in bed, a song flooded my heart. It was the old hymn, "Because He Lives." I thought about all the songs that have been written since that song that elaborate on the hope of His resurrection. The fact that He is alive and not in a tomb, gives us the hope of a resurrection if that same Spirit that was in Christ abides in us. As the words played in my mind, I realized that song would have to be one of my favorites. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow....I can face anything life would throw at me because He lives. I can face any attack the enemy catapults at me. I can face the fear, the uncertainty, and the decisions of tomorrow because he lives. If He didn't live any other song on the christian charts would be meaningless. Life would be meaningless and hopeless. In life there were times I felt like tomorrow wasn't worth facing, and the words to that song would ring in my heart like an anthem. Because He lives, all fear is gone....He hasn't given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. Because I know He holds the future....I had no future without him. I had no reason or meaning without him. I can rest assured that the future is secure in Him because he didn't stay in the grave. My life is worth living just because He lives...and in those moments when the enemy thought he had me and told me life was worthless, that nobody loved me and nobody cared and that there was no purpose or meaning to life, I could tell him he was wrong because my Savior lives. My life truly is worth living because of Him.
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That is an excellent song, great post, you expressed well the hope that is ours Because He Lives!
Blessings to you,
Mike
Rats....I wrote a comment and instead of submitting it disappeared... second attempt... it is wonderful when the truth of Scripture is imprinted on our hearts by a song...songs often pop into my head for no apparent reason and like you I would find it difficult to name a favorite or even 10 favorites.........
Great entry, and I do agree ... what truth this particular song brings to the heart! One of my favorites! It's ALL possible ... 'because He lives'! Thank you for coming by, Christy ... I'm still feeling 'blah', if that is a word, :o) but nevertheless; it's a beautiful day here ... the sun is shining brightly, reflecting the tiny crystals in the snow that still lay on the ground ... a peaceful day ... it just makes one feel better, even when you don't! You enjoy the day, as well.
Blessings,
~ Deborah <><
Great post.
Its amazing how the Lord changes everything. How life can be worth living, because of him in our lives.
Blessings,
Annie
I guess if you're feeling the need to have a really good cry, they're good for that, but otherwise I can do without.
I've always loved this song. Great post!
Amen! Well said. That song brings me to watery eyes almost every time. It is one of my favorites also. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I love that song, too. I sang it at my grandfather's funeral. I remember when it first became popular. It's not that old....written in 1970, so I was a teenager at the time.
Here's the story of how the song came to be:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2004/003/13.12.html
It was tough to sing that song after my baby girl died, though. "How sweet to hold, a newborn baby...."
@SingingMom - thank you so much for the article. i had forgotten that they had written it. i guess since 1970 was still a few years before my time...is why i referred to it being old...for a song to survive the 70's (lol) made it old to me. not that i am old... thank you for sharing your painful experiences and how the song also ministers to you through those hard times. i am glad they wrote it when they did, because i needed it growing up and as an adult too.
@christy_the_poet - You are welcome. I thought maybe you weren't quite old enough to remember when it was written. We sang it Sunday at church.
Great post. I'm especially touched by the the last line...about my life being worth living because He lives. Satan tries hard to make me forget that.
because He lives has always been one of my favorites... oh the blood of Jesus is another favorite...."oh the blood of Jesus... oh the blood of Jesus... oh the blood of Jesus... it washes white as snow......
Howdy, Ma'am. How are you?
Thank you for this note - I came across this website in a google search for the song. God gave this song "Because He Lives" to me almost 2 years ago after He saved me and was in the process of delivering me and healing me from almost 30 years of suicidal depression. I will never again accept the lies that satan used to hurt me and put me in the pit of depression. What an amazing God we serve - and He loves me..........and wants a relationship with me. Christians should be the happiest people on this earth. I am blessed every moment of everyday because my Jesus lives.
Nancy in Oklahoma