I listen to alot of Christian music and have many favourites, I particularly am drawn to Jesus focused songs , and similarly songs that speak about radical Discipleship. Casting crowns is a contemporary group that sing many songs of Worshipful challenge and one I have been replaying lately is a song called ''SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE''. The chorus says ;''FEARLESS WARRIORS IN A PICKET FENCE, RECKLESS ABANDON WRAPPED IN COMMON SENSE -DEEP WATER FAITH IN THE SHALLOW END AND WE ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE -WITH EYES WIDE OPEN TO THE DIFFERENCES, THE GOD WE WANT AND THE GOD WHO IS. BUT WILL WE TRADE OUR DREAMS FOR HIS OR ARE WE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.Just pause enough to read those lines again , perhaps you know this song , perhaps we might know more the experience of : The God we WANT & the God Who IS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess like the song challenges us to do , are we prepared to trade OUR dreams for HIS or are we caught in the middle? Today if you are caught , or unsure about choosing to live your life utterly & completely for Jesus & God's Kingdom then can I urge you to choose Jesus' perfect will for your life and don't settle for playing in the shallows of RELIGION. Yes ,religion is significantly different to DISCIPLESHIP. And to any reader who may not even know Jesus as Lord and Saviour , today I want to tell you a very well known Word from the Bible :'' FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD (including you) THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON (JESUS), THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.v.17 says: ''FOR GOD DID NOT SEND HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT TO SAVE THE WORLD THROUGH HIM(JESUS)."These verses come from John chapter 3 : 16-17. Wherever you find yourself today I pray that you don't sell out to being caught in the valley of indecision, or as the song says .........CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I have to lovingly say that it is a spiritually dangerous place to reside, sooner or later you have to choose, I pray you choose Jesus & His call upon your life.
SHALOM
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