Several weeks ago I was putting together a slide show of pictures in the wee hours of the morning. Every year for Vacation Bible School I put pictures rotating to music with the help of my husband and his Mac Book. He usually picks the first song and if there is a need for a second one I get to pick (trust me there always is). This year I had so many pictures that took up so much memory the file was over 1gigabite in space! The computer was locking up due to the size of the file and we had to try many things to get it to work.
In the middle of all of this, I needed to pick out a second song to wrap up the slide show. My attitude was shot by this point. All I wanted to do was to pick out a song and be done with it. However, the perfectionist inside of me took hold. I opened up iTunes and started scrolling through the thousands of songs I have in Philip and I's library. Several months ago I had purchased Philip Mercy Me's new album "The Generous Mr. Lovewell". I hadn't listed to it much, but I thought I would scroll through it and preview some songs to see what I find. Then, I found the one in track number 10.
At the end of the CD sometimes it is easy to get overlooked. However, this song spoke volumes to me. It convicted me and challenged me unlike I had been for a long time. Here are the lyrics:
[Verse 1:]
When you fall asleep tonight
In your warm and cozy room
Know that I'm awake
And I've got no shelter and no food
[Pre-Chorus 1:]
I am not alone
My friends are broke and lost
Looking for someone to lead them to my cross
I need your help, I need your help
[Chorus 1:]
Won't you be My voice calling
Won't you be My hands healing
Won't you be My feet walking into a broken world
Won't you be My chain-breaker
Won't you be My peacemaker
Won't you be My hope and joy
Won't you be My Love
[Verse 2:]
The other side of the world
She is just a few days old
A helpless little girl
With no family of her own
[Pre-Chorus 2:]
She is not to blame for the journey she is on
Her life is no mistake
Won't you lead her to My cross?
[Chorus 1:]
Won't you be My voice calling
Won't you be My hands healing
Won't you be My feet walking into a broken world
Won't you be My chain-breaker
Won't you be My peacemaker
Won't you be My hope and joy
Won't you be My Love
[Bridge:]
To those I call My own
To those I've set aside
As spotless without blame
The chosen ones My bride
[Chorus 2:]
We will be Your voice calling
We will be Your hands healing
We will be Your feet walking into a broken world
We will be Your chain-breaker
We will be Your peacemaker
We will be Your hope and joy
We will be Your love
In our daily grind and rush to go everywhere at once we forget that we are God's chosen people. He has chosen us to show his love daily. Are we? I am as guilty as anyone for not doing what we are commanded to do in God's Word. However, that is no excuse. So my point in all of this is to take a minute today and help someone. It could be anything, even something small. Don't be afraid to show God's love through your actions.
