05.13.10
your love is like fire – 9
Glory to God – Fee
Creator God you gave
me breath so I could praise
Your great and matchless name
all my days, all my daysSo let my whole life be
a blazing offering
A life that shouts and sings
the greatness of the KingGlory to God, Glory to God
Glory to God, ForeverTake my life and let it be
All for you and for your glory
Take my life and let it be yours
Today I was playing my guitar and I was playing this song Glory to God by Fee. After I had played it like 10 times this line stuck out to me “So let my whole life be a blazing offering. A life that shouts and sings the greatness of the King.” It reminded me of Samuel 15:22, “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” and Psalm 51:16-17, “You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” It made me think about how sometimes we do all these good things as offerings to God, we go to church, we help out in every area of ministry, we get so busy doing “things” for God that we forget the real purpose behind the activity. We forget that the one thing God wants more than the activity is … YOU. He just wants you. “A broken and contrite heart.” That’s us. Our lives are supposed to be an offering to God, glorifying God in all that we do.
It also reminded me of Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.” Like how the Israelite’s had to sacrifice in the Old Testament, God is calling us to be the sacrifice. Our whole lives are to be a sacrifice to God. The Old Testament sacrifices were offered to God to be devoted to Him and that’s what our lives are to be like. Every aspect of our lives to be wholly devoted to God. Not just parts of it, not just Sunday mornings, but every moment.
The following song is from Hillsong United’s new album coming out in the summer. We heard it when they played live worship before their documentary movie and absolutely loved it. The whole song asks of God that His love would consume us like a fire. A fire is not something that can be hidden, it gives off way too much light and heat to be hidden. The same should be said of our life and our love for God and others. There should be no way it could be hidden, we should be consumed with the fiery love of God, burning bright for all to see.
Your Love is Like Fire
I am reaching out to find
There’s nothing greater than
Your love that holds my life.Your love is like fire,
That burns for all to see.
My only desire, to worship at Your feet.
So let Your fire consume my life.
Let Your love take me deeper,
Draw me closer to where You are,
All I want is more of You.When You call I will follow.
At the cross I surrender all.
Jesus I belong to You.
