This past week we
sang one of my favorite songs to close the worship service, “I Lay Me Down” by
Christ Tomlin. (Check out the YouTube link here)
This song has
been echoing through my heart and mind the last two weeks as I have been
challenged by the lyrics. They are
simple but yet speak so much scriptural truth that is much easier to say then
do.
The lyrics to the
chorus are:
I lay me down I’m
not my own
I belong to you
alone Lay me down
Lay me down Hand
on my heart
This much is true
there’s no life apart from you
Lay me down Lay
me down
The bridge says:
“It will be my
joy to say Your will, Your way”
As I read these
lyric I am reminded of the scripture from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 where Paul
writes:
“Do you not know that your bodies are
temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were
bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
As the scripture
says and the song reminds us, we are not our own, we have been purchased by God
and now belong to Him. As I think about these words, the song and scripture, I
am reminded of the need to live my life knowing that I am no longer to live for
me in any way, I must be surrendered over to the will, desires, and direction
of God for my life. I must live my life saying “Your will, Your way”. I can’t
have it 50/50 or 60/40 or even 99/1. It has to be 100% I belong to God and
therefore must honor God will all that I do.
It’s a simple yet
powerful challenge. As we look at our lives, what we do each day, how much of
it is for our God and represent His will, and how much of it is for me and my
desires? It’s a tough question but I am reminded to be more focused on looking
at my life each day and asking myself these questions and being willing to
change what I do and what is being prioritized in my life for the sake honoring
God with all I do knowing “I belong to You (God) along”. Declaring with our
lives to God and the world around us: “Your Will! Your Way!
