I have been absolutely inundated by this song today. Now that may sound like a harsh or even negative comment, but that is not its intent. Today at church I sang this song in a 3 different services a total of 5 times! Outside of church I listened to this song at least another 10 times....I am listening to it over and over as I write now. I can't stop.
The song was written by Bluetree, a band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. There is an amazing story about this song and where, when, why, and how it was written, but that isn't what I wanted to write about. If you want to know about this you can read about it here in one of their MySpace blogs.
The song speaks of God's promises for the city, the community, the church, the body, and finally the individual. The last one is the one the hit me the most. He is the God, King, and Lord of me.
Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done in this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here
How awesome are the promises of God! This is a pretty powerful promise. I started to ask myself if I felt that it applied to me. After all, like I said earlier, I feel like the song speaks just as powerfully to the individual as it does to the community. So do I accept it? Do I believe it to be true?
When I look at where I am now (what I struggle with, what I do, what I know, where I am going) I often find myself with such a feeling of inadequacy. Now I know that this is good because I am inadequate. But I feel it to be such a stumbling block for me. While I understand the importance of humility and understanding that I am nothing and God is everything, I also believe the enemy uses this emotional state to maim, restrain, and hinder my growth.
God is speaking his promise through this band and this song. This promise is for me. I am inadequate alone, but because of His regenerating grace, because of His love and sacrifice, because of my adoption I am no longer inadequate.
Greater things are still to be done here...in me.
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