“God’s not dead. He is surely alive.”
Those are the lyrics for one of the newest Newsboys songs, which
is featured in the new movie God’s Not
Dead, scheduled to be released in March. After I met with the Newsboys yesterday
(I know, I have the best job ever!), I started to think about the concept of
God being dead.
What an idea. I mean, that’s not something I think I've ever
really thought about. God…being…dead? The fact that Christ died and then was resurrected
to life is the foundation of our entire faith. How can God be dead?
He can’t. He is alive and well and “roaring like a lion,” as
the song says. And He’s alive in me. I've seen miracles, little, everyday
miracles. I've heard His voice—His very voice. I've seen His handwriting. And I've
felt Him moving within me, speaking to me, guiding my steps and my life. And on
dark nights, or when I’m walking alone, I can feel Him. His protection over me, around me, is an incredible
force. I know I am watched over, protected.
And the number one reason why I know without a doubt that
God is alive and well is the joy that I have within me. Life’s been hard. Yet,
even when I've been unhappy, I've still been joyful. And I know that joy comes
from God. I’m no theologian, but I know, deep down in my soul that the place
where the joy resides is the same place where God’s Spirit resides in me.
And that joy has always been there. Sometimes it was hard to
see because it was shrouded in my own depression and unhappiness, but even in
my darkest moments, I knew that the joy was there, and that was all I needed to
get through.
And I’m happy once again, but most of all, way deeper, way
beyond this shallow happiness, is a much deeper joy that screams out, “God’s
not dead, He is surely alive!”
And I can’t even begin to explain it.
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