Lyrical Theology
We want Shepherds like Him, but not Him . . .
May 9, 2010 | 
Author Throughout the Old Testament, the most common themes are:
1. God is Sovereign and our provision and joy in life
2. Mankind wants to condescend Him and pervert His nature to be like us . . . recognizable and iconic
3. God alone is faithful
4. Mankind cannot be faithful
One of the most telling and horrifying – even defining passages of the Old Testament is 1 Samuel 8:7
The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. NAU1 Sa 8:7
The deception that our mother, Eve, fell for still rings in our ears – go your own way. We want a king like us, for us, from us . . . the heart of idolatry is always self-worship.
I am indebted to some brothers for continually introducing me to more edifying music. Andrew Peterson is one of those musicians. This song is very enlightening. I hope you see it that way, too.
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Tags: Christian Hedonism, God, Humility, Idolatry, Israel, Sovereignty, Weakness, Worship | 
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Dare You to Move – Switchfoot
This one could be taken a few variant ways, I suppose. This particular Album, The Beautiful Letdown, is great. Lots of cool stuff here and perspectives that really get to the big picture. Dare You to Move is not about lifting yourself up by your boot straps and living in self-help, Stuart-Smalley-isms. Rather it is rooted in forgiveness and weakness. We are constantly being beat down and the call is to get back up.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
10 always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. (2 Cor. 4:7-10)
Welcome to the planet Welcome to existence Everyone's here Everyone's here Everybody's watching you now Everybody waits for you now What happens next? What happens next? I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move Like today never happened Today never happened before Welcome to the fallout Welcome to resistance The tension is here The tension is here Between who you are and who you could be Between how it is and how it should be I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move Like today never happened Today never happened Maybe redemption has stories to tell Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell Where can you run to escape from yourself? Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go? Salvation is here I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move Like today never happened Today never happened Today never happened Today never happened before
And Can it Be? The Root of “Amazing Love – You are My King”
This song is replete with truth and may be unknown to some of you. This slideshow presentation is good, in that it does not distract from the words. Read the words; hear the words; live the words.
Posted in Lyrical Theology | Tags: Christianity, Dependency, Faith, God, Grace, Jesus Christ, Love, salvation, Sovereignty, Worship | 2 Comments »
All Things New – Andrew Peterson free song
He is risen!
A free song for you from Andrew Peterson, from his album The Resurrection Letters volume 2
Go here for free download
Here are the lyrics:
Come broken and weary
Come battered and bruised
My Jesus makes all things new
All things newCome lost and abandoned
Come blown by the wind
He’ll bring you back home again
Home againRise up, O you sleeper, awake
The dawn is upon you
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
He makes all things new
All things newCome burning with shame
Come frozen with guilt
My Jesus, he loves you still
Loves you stillRise up, O you sleeper, awake
The dawn is upon you
Rise up, O you sleeper, awake
He makes all things new
He makes all things newThe world was good
The world is fallen
The world will be redeemedSo hold on to the promise
The stories are true
That Jesus makes all things new
(The dawn is upon you)
Words by Andrew Peterson
Music by Andrew Peterson, Ben Shive, and Andy Gullahorn
Posted with permission