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Cloudy Music

One day when I was driving along in my car, I looked up and saw a pircullar looking cloud. Now normally, this could be just a simple rain-cloud but it was a sunny day, and when the sun went behind the cloud the magnificent rays of light appeared from behind the cloud and made me realize something.

When God tries to get a point across to someone, sometimes his message is revealed through an obscure method. With this rain-cloud, the sun had been shining bright all day casting heat and discomfort onto some people. However, when the sun went behind the rain-cloud, the magnificent sunlight rays appeared revealing the idea that God is trying to portray just like rain is always enjoyed in a desert, God’s grace is needed at all times. He gives his grace to us freely but sometimes it is just difficult to grasp.

One of the parts of a typical worship service that I find helps to portray God’s message to me is music. Something that helps to deliver God’s message to me is when I read a song’s lyrics to myself or aloud.

(Read along on overhead)

Verse 2 of “As the Deer”

You're my friend and you are my brother
Even though you are a king.
I love you more than any other,
So much more than anything.

Chorus:

You alone are my strength, my shield;
To you alone may my spirit yield.
You alone are my heart's desire,
And I long to worship thee.

To me this verse is probably the one verse of the songs that are sung in a church service that means the most to me. It means the most to me because as anyone who knows me well as some of you might know; a good friendship is something that I cherish the most. When you are in a church gathering, please at least listen to the lyrics of the song that you are singing. This is because God is trying to portray a message through all of his music. Because however he reveals himself, he does it in a way so that we will listen and understand.