{"id":1630,"date":"2015-01-07T07:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T12:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2015-01-07T08:46:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T13:46:11","slug":"worship-wednesday-because-he-lives-amen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=1630","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Because He Lives (Amen) – a Song by Matt Maher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“I was overcome by trouble and sorrow, then I called on the name of the Lord; ‘O Lord save me!’ The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 116:3-9<\/p>\n

“I’m alive, I’m alive…because He lives.”<\/p>\n

I went to bed last night with dread and woke up with peace. How does that happen?<\/p>\n

Just four times a year, I lead a training session for women who work in very difficult situations. It’s a task that leaves me undone every time because of their lives and stories. Last night, I determined this session would be my last. It was just too uncomfortable for me to stand in front of women I admire so much and try to offer something to them. Either in a dream or in my thoughts just before waking, God spoke to me. “You give these women an opportunity to circle up and glorify Me (God) – to talk about how I show up for them. For their sakes…and the sakes of those they love…and for My glory.”<\/p>\n

My sorrow turned to joy…with a word from a loving and true God.<\/p>\n

Some people\u00a0who choose to live secular lives are put off by God’s\u00a0desire for us to\u00a0glorify Him with our lives. They don’t know that it’s not because God needs <\/strong>us to give Him glory. He. needs. nothing. I think it’s because if we don’t\u00a0see Him in all our circumstances, we will focus our thinking on lesser, less true, things.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0are born worshippers.\u00a0God put that in our DNA from the beginning.\u00a0We will<\/strong> worship. You can fill in the blank on the object of that worship.<\/p>\n

Worshipping God brings the universe aright from wherever we are, be it in a time of prosperity and all is well with work, family, and friends. Or in a time of great struggle…when our\u00a0thinking is clouded\u00a0by a\u00a0weight of wrong…from our own personal circumstances or those of someone we love.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0know and love a couple going through a very hard time. The young husband and father has been given a diagnosis that could devastate any of us. Yet they\u00a0hold tight\u00a0to a good God and are surrounded by hundreds of praying friends and family. God is being glorified in their walk through this…and the ripple effect is wide. \"Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

The verses from the Psalms atop this blog were the first post I read on Facebook today – put there by close friends of this family – colleagues dealing with his diagnosis and their own personal\u00a0trials today. They were comforted by David, the writer of that psalm centuries ago. David, who knew and glorified the same God we follow today. Our circumstances may be different, but God is the same – in power, in mercy, in grace.<\/p>\n

Would you take a moment to pray for these two families – so like the rest of us – as they glorify GOD in the midst of trouble? We are held close by His strong arms, and His love is the truest thing we know in this life.<\/p>\n

Matt Maher wrote a song that communicates this so well. He collaborated with Chris Tomlin and Bill & Gloria Gaither. Your hearts will be touched,\u00a0I’m sure, as mine was.<\/p>\n

Worship with me:<\/p>\n

Because He Lives (Amen)<\/a><\/p>\n

I believe in the Son
\nI believe in the risen One
\nI believe I overcome
\nBy the power of His blood<\/p>\n

Amen, Amen
\nI\u2019m alive, I\u2019m alive
\nBecause He lives
\nAmen, Amen
\nLet my song join the one that never ends
\nBecause He lives<\/p>\n

I was dead in the grave
\nI was covered in sin and shame
\nI heard mercy call my name
\nHe rolled the stone away<\/p>\n

Because He lives
\nI can face tomorrow
\nBecause He lives
\nEvery fear is gone
\nI know He holds my life my future in His hands.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit – WPLG Radio<\/a><\/p>\n

Story Behind the Song Because He Lives (Amen)<\/em> with Matt Maher<\/a><\/p>\n

Story Behind the original Because He Lives<\/em> by Gloria & Bill Gaither<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Official Lyric Video for Because He Lives (Amen)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Matt Maher Music<\/a><\/p>\n

Lyrics – from Clayton Imoo’s blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Gaither Homecoming Because He Lives<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Psalm 116 Commentary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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