I come back to this song again and again. Sometimes as I sing along to it in the car, I grin and go all out with the hand motions (grabbing the promises out of the air and pulling them to me). Cheesy? Maybe. But sometimes ya just gotta. At least when life is going along in such a way that a fist-pumping celebration is in order.
Life is not always so easy going, though. It can punch you in the gut, then have the nerve to kick you when you’re down. At those times, I listen to the song and lift empty hands, longing for reassurance, and hard-pressed to see God’s promises through tears and running mascara.
I read Hebrews 6 recently and was reminded that God is faithful. It is impossible for him to break his word. And he does not lie.
“And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.” (Hebrews 6:18-20, MSG)
Hope. It is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline. Another version of the Bible calls it an anchor for the soul.
Life’s circumstances toss us around. Unexpected twists and turns or inevitable life
changes leave us stranded, lost or lonely. We’re overwhelmed by finances or emotions or relationships. Our choices or the choices of others leave us bruised and broken. The waves keep coming and so often we’re left gasping for air.
Life is not always so easy going, though. It can punch you in the gut, then have the nerve to kick you when you’re down. At those times, I listen to the song and lift empty hands, longing for reassurance, and hard-pressed to see God’s promises through tears and running mascara.
I read Hebrews 6 recently and was reminded that God is faithful. It is impossible for him to break his word. And he does not lie.
“And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.” (Hebrews 6:18-20, MSG)
Hope. It is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline. Another version of the Bible calls it an anchor for the soul.
Life’s circumstances toss us around. Unexpected twists and turns or inevitable life
changes leave us stranded, lost or lonely. We’re overwhelmed by finances or emotions or relationships. Our choices or the choices of others leave us bruised and broken. The waves keep coming and so often we’re left gasping for air.
But...
Hope. If we cling to it, we have a sure and steady promise to keep us afloat. We have an unshakable, steady link to the other side of it, whatever it is at any given moment. And hope brings us right into the very presence of God, to the starting point of all his other great and precious promises.
Check out these other songs by Sanctus Real:
Song Title--Album Title
Run--Run
Pray--Run
Nothing Between--Run
Whatever You're Doing (Something Heavenly)--We Need Each Other
We Need Each Other--We Need Each Other
Closer--Fight the Tide
I'm Not Alright--The Face of Love
Forgiven--Pieces of a Real Heart
Everything About You--Pieces of Our Past-The Santus Real Anthology
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