Live for the Kingdom

This is a song we sing at the church I go to on Sunday mornings. It's a song to encourage and excite us to live for God; to repent and believe, to follow Him in everything, to fight and sacrifice, to love and care for one another, to carry our cross, to be strong, to bless and to seek God's righteousness, to pray the Lord's prayer each day and ask for God's strength while living on earth so we will work toward The Day when sin and death will pass away. 

There's so much in it to make you think about life as a Christian. How am I living? For the Kingdom??

1. Hear the good news, repent and believe Follow the Saviour and everything leave Taking the yoke that’s easy and light Dressed for the battle, equipped for the fight Learn from the master to sacrifice all Gladly obeying his call Chorus Now is the moment, the day of the salvation This is the hour to be serving the king Bearing the gospel, go to the nations Now is the time for our tribute to bring And live for the kingdom And give God the glory and honour and praise Live for the kingdom, all of our days 2. Love one another, care for the lost Learn to live simply and carry your cross Jesus is near, so stand and be strong Lift up your hearts in the victory song When you’re mistreated, be certain to bless Seeking his righteousness 3. Learn to pray daily - Your kingdom come And may your will on this earth soon be done Forgive our sins as we forgive Strengthen us while in these bodies we live So we might work for that glorious day When sin and death pass away © 2005 Rob Smith Administered worldwide by Emu Music Australia Inc.

Where's the line to see Jesus?

My Grandpa sent me an email with a YouTube video of a Christmas song called "Where's the line to Jesus?" A man wrote this song after an experience with his Grandson: 

While at the mall last year, my four year-old grandson saw kids lined up excitedly to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of God’s son; with the innocence of a child, he asked his mom, ‘Where’s the line to see Jesus? If Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, why don’t we see Him more?’ As his grandpa, I was so happy that little Spencer understood the meaning of Christmas at such a tender age, and then the words for a song were jotted down in just a few minutes. The song was inspired by my grandson, and the message was inspired by my Savior. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many adults cannot understand. Hopefully Spencer’s observation and our song will cause people to reflect on the love of Jesus, and the certainty that one day we will all stand in line to see Jesus. 

I encourage you to watch the video and listen to the words. Are we more excited to see all the presents under the tree on Christmas Day or to see the small baby Jesus, the most special present of all, lying in the manger in the nativity?