Well, let's get things rolling with a thought I had today. Lately I have been consumed (pardon the pun) with a song that Shane & Shane performed at the Youth Specialties conference we attended in St. Louis. The song is called "Burn Us Up" from their Pages CD. It is a song that talks about the defiance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as they faced the fiery furnace. There is a line that has stuck with me:
The palace stopped in unbelief when the guilty raised their hands to sing
Notice it doesn't say they raised their voices, but their hands. I thought that was a curious choice of words, but no doubt a deliberate one. It is because God wants us to praise Him with more than just our songs. He wants us to WORSHIP Him with our entire being, our hands, our feet, our voice, our soul and spirit.
The defiant song of those three boys as they faced the possibility of death, but still would not compromise their beliefs by bowing to a little "g" god is something that should echo in our hearts:
Burn us up oh King won't you burn us in the furnace of your desire
I think we need to be a little slower to bow down, and a little more willing to burn.
Amazed by Him,
W2
About Me
- W2
- Ijamsville, MD, United States
- My name is Wesley Wilson. My friends call me W2. I am the worship leader at FBCGV in Monrovia, MD. I have been married for 11 years and have two sons: Thomas who is almost 3 and Nathan who is 9 months. God is good!
3 comments:
Thats an extreme bible passage, no doubt 'bout it
Great thoughts! Thanks Bro. Wesley!
Bro. Mike
I wonder what it is that God (big G) wants to do with our lives but we are missing it because we aren't willing to burn????
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