"Christians Don't Tell Lies; They Sing 'Em"
During a conference I attended two years ago, I heard this phrase uttered by a youth pastor. I was just a clueless thirteen year old back then. But, that sentence had a particular impact on me and forced me to rethink whether I was truly meaning what I sang.
When we sing such songs as "Lord I Offer My Life To You" or "To The Ends Of The Earth", do we really mean them? Do we really offer our life to the Lord? Do we really go to the ends of the earth for Him?
And another thing- do songwriters really believe that we can live up to the lyrics that they pen? Or do we merely say sing all the "powerful" words to God and then leave the church and not really care whether He will hold us accountable for what we sing?
All of us- which includes myself- need to ask this question and need to continually dwell on it each thing we open our mouth to sing that hymn or psalm or song.
When we sing such songs as "Lord I Offer My Life To You" or "To The Ends Of The Earth", do we really mean them? Do we really offer our life to the Lord? Do we really go to the ends of the earth for Him?
And another thing- do songwriters really believe that we can live up to the lyrics that they pen? Or do we merely say sing all the "powerful" words to God and then leave the church and not really care whether He will hold us accountable for what we sing?
All of us- which includes myself- need to ask this question and need to continually dwell on it each thing we open our mouth to sing that hymn or psalm or song.
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