Singing it Loudly

I want to be the kind of person who gives God glory and honor through my actions.  Sometimes this is something I know I need to do, and sometimes it’s something God SHOWS me I need to do.

I had the opportunity to hear Francis Chan speak this morning as part of the Torrey Conference.  The thing about Chan’s talks is that they start, and then they wander, and then they come back and nail the original point, and you suddenly realize God worked the whole thing together.  So his talk was about being a Christian for a long time, and really reading the Bible to understand what it says.  And to then DO the things that it says, but not be surprised if everyone is surprised and disapproving when you do so.  Because, basically, doing what the Bible says isn’t comfortable.  Or safe.  And frankly, it leads to suffering.  Which seems wrong….

And yet, somehow, right.  Especially if you really read the Bible to understand what it says.

And just now I wandered around in Lala.com and re-found Jason Gray’s latest album, and listened to his excellent song, Fade with Our Voices.  Where the lyrics point out this same truth – if worship fades with our voices, then apparently we haven’t quite grasped what worship is.

After all the songs are sung
And our prayers for Kingdom come
Did we bring honor to the words we sing?

Does our worship have hands?
Does it have feet?
Does it stand up in the face of injustice?
Does our worship bow down?
Does it run deep?
Is it more than a song
That fades with our voices?
Does it fade with our voices?

Lord it’s you we long to please
Make our lives a melody
That we proclaim when we live in Jesus’ name

So I’m taking the hint.  God, give me your spirit, so I can make my life a melody that I proclaim when I live by your name.