Devotion?

I just listened to a song called ‘Devotion’ by Gas Street Music, which can be found here.

I wonder to whom, or to what, you are most devoted? The song uses the word ‘all’, and it names the things that the singer wants to give to Jesus, out of devotion to him (“All my affection, all of my praise” etc).

The first Christians in the world ever were absolutely devoted, not just to Jesus and his message but also to one another. Check it out in the book of Acts, chapter 2 verse 42: 

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 

They faced a lot of opposition, but because of their devotion and their unwavering commitment to the cause, the message of Jesus and the Church spread like wildfire. Of course the Holy Spirit had a big role to play too.

What gets in the way of your devotion to Jesus? Why not use this song or the Bible verse above to help you to realign your devotion to him? Better still, why not join together with a couple of friends who want to do the same thing, and start a discipleship group together! If this is you, we’d love to hear from you so please let us know if we can encourage or even mentor you in this.

Come with me, lets take it to Jesus

Sometimes a song can break through your logical brain and speak straight to your heart. I’m sure there is some theology or psychology behind it but I don’t need to know that…all I know is that this song is breaking through for me right now. 

I could pick the song apart and explain why each bit is hitting a nerve but instead I’ll just say this… “Come with me, let’s take it to Jesus” is plural and invitational. I don’t have to do this alone…I also don’t need to have all the answers – we can go together and take everything to Jesus.

Take it to Jesus by Anna Golden (Ft. Kari Jobe)

I have no idea what to say right now
How could any words ease the pain right now
Something like this will never make sense never make sense at all 
I have no idea what to say right now

If you wanna come you can stay for awhile 
I know a place we could go right now
Pack all your pieces, broken and bleeding, all of your grief and doubt 
I know a place we could go right now 

When your questions don’t have answers and you just can’t understand it 
When your mind just won’t stop running and the tears just keep on coming 
You don’t have to explain it
He hears you before you can speak
Come with me, let’s take it to Jesus

This is the place you can rest for a while 
If you need to just fall apart 
Lay down your worry, he’s not in a hurry, take all the time you need 
This is the place you can rest for a while 

When my questions had no answers and I couldn’t understand it 
When my mind wouldn’t stop running and the tears just kept on coming 
Didn’t have to explain it
He heard me before I could speak 
Even now, I still take it to Jesus

Soul on fire

There are a number of songs that describe what Embers is about, and what we are aiming for when we work with people. We haven’t written any of the songs so we don’t own the copyright, but we’ll mention some of them from time to time and put a link in if you’d like to hear them.

One that I can’t stop listening to at the moment is ‘Soul On Fire’ by Third Day. Click the button below to listen to the song on YouTube.

The lyrics, some of which are below, speak of someone longing for God, not just a vague fancying but a deep desire which is pushing them to run. This isn’t a gently jog, or a slow meander but running, full throttle, for God.

God, I’m running for Your heart
I’m running for Your heart
Till I am a soul on fire
Lord, I’m longing for Your ways
I’m waiting for the day
When I am a soul on fire
Till I am a soul on fire

Lord, let me burn for You again
Let me return to You again
And Lord, let me burn for You again
And let me return to You again

What would I mean for you to be a ‘soul on fire’ for God?

We would love to hear your thoughts, and to help fan that flame in you!