There are some days when I feel completely overwhelmed. Like the world is caving in on me. Like all the paths forward are filled with rough terrain. Like all of my hope is gone. Like all of my dreams have been crushed. Like there’s a heavy burden on my back that I cannot escape.
These are the days that I feel weak. I hate admitting that I’m weak. I’d rather project a strong image. A tough image. A powerful image. A… got-it-together image. Why would I want to project a false image of myself?
Into this mess of mistaken identity a song interrupts the rhythms of my soul… reminding me of who I really am. Reminding me that though I am weak… though I’m overwhelmed sometimes by the raging storms of sin… the true image of who I am is defined by where I stand. The true image of who I am is defined in whom I stand.
Here’s the song that interrupted the rhythms of my soul this week…
These words specifically rocked me to the core:
There in the ground, his body lay, light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth, in glorious day, up from the grave he rose again.
And as he stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost its grip on me.
For I am his, and he is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me.
From life’s first cry, till final breathe, Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from his hand.
Till he returns, or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I stand.
My prayer this week according to Psalm 65:3-4 has been this:
Father, when I am overwhelmed by my sinful impulse to project a tough image… when my sins prevail against me… you, Lord are the one who paid the price and washed away my sin. You have chosen to draw me near to you. Help me to desire and to feel your presence… to live in your presence… to be satisfied in your goodness and holiness. I recognize my weakness and I confess that I am weak. But you, Father are powerful beyond measure. You left the tomb empty and filled my soul with your presence. Help me to rest in the truth that nothing can change what you have done. Amen.