I love this song. And I love Hillsong's update to it.
I was sitting at my desk listening to this song as I am studying for my ISOM class this weekend. As it plays, I read "The divine love that never lets us go in our earthly life will certainly be just as strong through the eternal ages...His names and titles indicate that He will be both human and divine...In the Old Testament, Messiah is called "the son of man" (Daniel 7:13) and a "servant" (Isaiah 42:1-6). But He is also a person of divine authority. He is our judge, our lawgiver and our king (Isaiah 33:22). He is "the Anointed One, the ruler" (Daniel 9:25). He is the "Prince of princes" (Daniel 8:25). He is "the Redeemer" (Isaiah 59:20), "the sun of righteousness" (Malachi 4:2), and the "Sovereign Lord" (Isaiah 40:10)." (p.147, Eschatology: A Study of Things to Come by Zenas Bicket)
All I could think of is how much I love Jesus. How much I adore my Heavenly Father for who He is and all He has done for me.
So many of us read the Word and come across the passages that tell us we are more than conquerors and overcomers. But I didn't really get that before. It wasn't until after Donny's accident and we made it through the toughest 2 years of our married lives (well, probably our entire lives!) that I got what it means to be more than a conqueror! Through the hand of God and the comfort of His peace and the provision of Jehovah Jireh, my family made it!
And then I read, "Christ himself stated the criteria for those who will reign with Him in the Millennium. "To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne" (Revelation 3:21). Positions of authority under Christ will be assigned as a reward for faithfulness in whatever Christ may have called believers to do in this life...Christ knows our faithfulness even now, and He never forgets to reward appropriately, if not in this life, then certainly in the Millennium and beyond." (page150-151)
This creates in me an ever increasing desire to be in His presence, both now and forever, giving Him all praise and honor because of what He's done for me, in me and with me.
"Christ alone, cornerstone. Weak made strong in the Savior's love. Through the storm, He is Lord, Lord of all!"
"Lord of endless light. Let Your glory shine forever! All the earth, all the earth sing Your Praise! Hope of every heart, let your fame be lifted higher! All our hearts, all our hearts will sing Your praise!"
One day, it will be too late to tell this world of the greatness of God. So until then, Paul says it best.
1 Corinthians 9:16
New International Version (NIV)
