The song “One God” was written out of the continual experience of seeing a big God rule over everything else. God has done a lot of work on us but we are in no way beyond idolatry. As John Calvin said, our hearts are “idol factories.” We continue to build gods (idols) and thankfully, God continues to crush them. By “crush,” it is meant that God shows us clearly that those things have no power. It is similar to what he showed the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:20-40. “…the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench” It was clear that the god Baal could not compete with that kind of power. But we surprise ourselves in that even when we see how weak our idols are in comparison to the one true God, we will try to worship them. We sweep up the splinters, ashes, and dust and still find ourselves bowing down. This song is a call to “stop worshiping the splinters of broken gods.” There is only one God. The lyrics are as follows: Prophets proclaimed to our fathers long ago To turn from your statues and your idols made of gold Rise from your knees, stop worshiping The splinters of broken gods, turn and see your King There is one God over all kings and rulers And He reigns alone Now we proclaim the same God, the same Word Who stood through the ages, Jesus Christ the Lord Rise from your knees, stop worshiping The splinters of broken gods, turn and see your King There is one God over all kings and rulers And he reigns alone Burn them all down, my God, my God There is one God over all kings and rulers And he reigns alone And the one God over all kings and rulers Will not share his throne
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:48:31 +0000
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