What’s The Problem?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by
I am really bewildered . . . I have visited services in different churches, and have witnessed supposed believers sing songs, yet they appeared unmoved, dispassionate, sedated. I mean, how can you sing:
I’m gonna sing, sing, sing
To the one who fills my soul
I’m gonna bring, bring, bring
All that I am to the one who makes me whole
Holy, Holy, Holy
Lord God almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to thee
Yet remain unmoved? They mouth the words and with mono-tone voices,and still sing words that proclaim the wonder and majesty of their God! I’m confused. How can they stand there and not lift their hands? How are they sing those words and without tears in their eyes, as if the word mean nothing to them?
I assure that when I sing:
We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great, how awesome is He
And together we sing
Holy is the Lord, God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord, God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory
I can’t hold back the tears!
The splendor of the King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice
He wraps Himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
It trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great, how great is our God

I guarantee that when Amazing Grace begins, any attempt to hold back the tears will be in vain.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
I guess if you have never been lost and alone, this song will mean nothing to you. But if the Lord has truly broken into your life and you have been rescued from despair, you will forever rejoice at His Saving Grace!
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace.
I supposed that only those who have been enslaved can know the joy and celebration of being set free. The rest of the world be damned, I for one, will not be a Hamlet, a divided man who is always questioning myself, I will rejoice in my Lord! Go ahead and laugh at me; go ahead and point your finger at me; accuse me of being a fanatic or a fool . . . but I have experienced a love beyond these Earthly boundaries and I will never return to my old life! Like Bunyan’s “young Christian” I will put my fingers in my ears, and run on, crying, “Life! life! eternal life!” and flee towards the “Celestial City!”
Nickolas
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