Imagine a people
Who prioritized the needs of others above their own
Who seek to serve above being served
Who’d willingly sacrifice their comfort to be a source of comfort to others
Who could literally be defined by their love for one another
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a people
Who are so focused on eternal things that they are unmoved by temporal circumstance
Who are so secure in their identity as sons and daughters
that they lose their ability to be offended
Who are more interested in exalting their heavenly King,
than in returning their earthly king to the throne
Who are more engaged in the pursuit of holiness than in their pursuit of happiness
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a people
Who are willing to humble themselves, and turn from their wicked ways,
before trying to pray for their nation
Who seek God’s face (i.e. relationship)
more than His hand (i.e. provision, protection, deliverance…)
Who’d gladly sacrifice their earthly riches in favor of storing up treasures in heaven
Who are more interested in manifesting God’s grace
than in winning a war of words and ideas
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a bride
Whose passion for the betrothed fueled her lamp and kept it perfectly trimmed
Whose devotion could not be swayed by other suitors
Who enthusiastically surrendered her given name
to forever be known by her oneness with the bridegroom
Who’s excitement isn’t rooted in the hope of being unburdened,
but in the anticipation of the consummation of their union
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine!
.
I can only imagine.
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I Can Only Imagine
Posted in Commentaries, Word Pictures, tagged betrothed, bride, bridegroom, heavenly king, humble themselves, imagine, seek God's face on February 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Imagine a people
Who prioritized the needs of others above their own
Who seek to serve above being served
Who’d willingly sacrifice their comfort to be a source of comfort to others
Who could literally be defined by their love for one another
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a people
Who are so focused on eternal things that they are unmoved by temporal circumstance
Who are so secure in their identity as sons and daughters
that they lose their ability to be offended
Who are more interested in exalting their heavenly King,
than in returning their earthly king to the throne
Who are more engaged in the pursuit of holiness than in their pursuit of happiness
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a people
Who are willing to humble themselves, and turn from their wicked ways,
before trying to pray for their nation
Who seek God’s face (i.e. relationship)
more than His hand (i.e. provision, protection, deliverance…)
Who’d gladly sacrifice their earthly riches in favor of storing up treasures in heaven
Who are more interested in manifesting God’s grace
than in winning a war of words and ideas
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine a bride
Whose passion for the betrothed fueled her lamp and kept it perfectly trimmed
Whose devotion could not be swayed by other suitors
Who enthusiastically surrendered her given name
to forever be known by her oneness with the bridegroom
Who’s excitement isn’t rooted in the hope of being unburdened,
but in the anticipation of the consummation of their union
.
Imagine!
.
Imagine!
.
I can only imagine.
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