Psalm 63:2-3 King James Version (KJV) 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Several years ago I experienced a memorable God-moment when my flight had been delayed. On that particular warm June morning, I had gotten to the Philadelphia airport crazy-early and was eager to get home to my young family after a beautiful weekend of ministry. No lie - when I saw that my flight was delayed, I was bummed. My initial disappointment, however, quickly dissolved into gratefulness, as the extra airport time became an opportunity for me to have extended personal worship. As I sat facing the flat runway, a fiery orange ball began to rise over the horizon that was simply breathtaking. I couldn’t help but to reflect on God’s goodness as He bragged on Himself with the glorious sunrise. I remember sensing His presence and His pleasure deep inside as I considered a few of the reasons that I loved our amazing LORD. In the chaos of the terminal, I felt a peace and serenity that was profound. Have you ever had one of those sweet, intensely personal God-moments? Taking it all in, I sipped fresh-brewed coffee as my mind wandered to that classic poem “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways,” written by the talented poet of the Victorian era, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Her poem seemed the perfect backdrop for my worship. Out of that sweet moment of personal worship was birthed the lyric for a song titled Because that I recorded later that year: Because by Gwen Smith and Randy Rothwell Another flight delayed, sitting here I think of You Sipping on a dark “Seattle’s Best” As the sun is rising, I pause to give You praise A solitary moment in a blur of busy days Where should I begin? There’s so much I could say Why do I love you? Let me count the ways… Because You chased me And then You caught me Because You cherish me Because You bought me You change me deeply You set my heart free Because I’m never satisfied Without Your presence right here by my side People all around rushing by, just passing through Carrying the baggage we all own Desperate for true love, richer life and perfect peace A chance for satisfaction with a prayer of belief In Your presence there is serenity Father of mercy, I love you endlessly… Because You chased me And then You caught me Because You cherish me Because You bought me You change me deeply You set my heart free Because I’m never satisfied Without Your presence right here by my side Hear my heart in this noisy sanctuary as I sit here all alone You are worthy of a song that’s never ending I will sing until I’m safely home, safely home Lord I love You, Oh I love You Have you really savored our Savior lately? Have you paused to adore Him today? What about yesterday? This week? In the midst of marriage, mothering and ministry, I constantly struggle with freeing up time to ‘just sit’ with God and worship… to behold Him in His sanctuary… yet this is what God desires most! Our affection. Our adoration. Our love. So today, I praise Him for missed flights that lead to worship. I praise Him for sunrises that demand a prayerful response. I praise Him for the peace He brings to my frazzled. For the calm His presence brings to my chaos. Before we pray together and tell God some of the endless reasons we love Him, I’d love to lead you to His heart with music. Click here to hear the song “Because” that’s featured on my Facebook page: facebook/GwenSmithMusic. Let’s Pray
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:20:27 +0000
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