Thursday, March 19, 2009

Am I in Jesus's Way?

Spoken in Casting Crown's "What This World Needs"...

"People aren't confused by the gospel,
They're confused by us.

Jesus is the only way to God,
But we are not the only way to Jesus.

This world doesn't need
My tie, my hoodie,
My denomination, or my translation of the Bible-
They just need Jesus.

We can be passionate about what we believe,
But we can't strap ourselves to the gospels
Because we're slowing it down.

Jesus is going to save the world,
But maybe the best thing we can do
Is just get out of the way."

I don't think I am in Jesus's way, but I definitely wonder if I hinder Him sometimes. I'm so human, so sin-bound and full of flaws, I know I mess it up. But I also know God loves me so fully, and I love him, that I work harder each day to focus on Him and turn away from things that I let lead me astray. I'm so glad I have Him, and I want so badly for others to see this too. And to see that all of the silly arguments over denomination, squabbles about the imperfectly human translations of the Bible, all of the things that make us so human, mean absolutely nothing in the light of Jesus Christ.

PS. I'm obsessed with Casting Crowns lately. "Praise you in this Storm" speaks to me so much, I feel like I could have written the song myself if I had a single creative bone in my body. And "Slow Fade" and it's video put a lump in my throat...in a good way somehow. I'm not sure how Casting Crowns got in my head and wrote so many songs that are so applicable to me...but they did. First actual CDs I've bought in a long long time now...

1 comment:

  1. I put a post up just for you CO! And I'm pretty sure you couldn't be in Jesus' way if you tried. If He wants to do something, it's going to happen. It's that whole God-thing coming into play. :)

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