The Kingdom of God - Home by Hamby
My devo verse earlier this weeks was, "But seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you."
This really got me thinking...What is His kingdom like? How do I seek it? The thought that crossed my mind was "will it matter when I get to the heaven?" I need to live in a way that will last to the kingdom. I have told my younger student that how we treat one another matters when we get to heaven - therefore, are we going to be mean or show love?
I have continued to think on this concept of the kingdom and the way I act lasting in regard to the choir. Simply put, we have a long way to go to be a good choir, which is hard, because I have given them everything they need to do well, but it takes time for them to actually implement them all. I keep expecting them to do them all now, so I get frustrated when they don't seem to be working hard enough - because that's not "Kingdom behavior."
I realize that even in my writing of this my logic is off. Just because I told them how to sing well doesn't mean they are going to be able to do it all at once. I had a tough voice lesson a week ago - I was giving my student lots of things to work on all in the matter of a few minutes. She did what I did when I was in College - she started to cry, and just like my teachers did in college, I told her to take a walk around the building and breath. While she was gone I too thought about what had happened and remembered the experience from my college days. My first thought was that I wouldn't be the singer I am today if it weren't for my teachers pushing me. My second thought was, did they push me in the right way? Can I do it differently and get the same result?
This brings me back to the question about seeking God's Kingdom. Today I looked up the passage in Matthew 4 about the Kingdom of God. The first part is the story of the field that grows on its own because God takes care of it. I was reminded that the Choir is God's - it was God's when He picked who would be in it and it still is His to grow. The second thing that stood out to me was the time it took for the harvest to be ready. There is a patients that is required. I was encouraged by the words,"though he does not know how." This is a strange thing to be inspired by, but I think there is an important sense of awe in these words. The planter is amazed with what he sees each day and this is a kingdom attitude. My hope is that I too may be amazed with God's work in the choir and that I would stop thinking I am doing all the work to get them to sing well.
So this is what I've come up with - "Seek first the Kingdom" means realizing it's God's kingdom and he will produce the harvest Himself. We can plant the seeds with care, but the rest is up to him. We need to patiently watch with encouragement.
Our next song for AIC Sunday in a month is Home - arr. by Hamby. This song goes perfectly with my heart search for Home. The lyrics say...
This world is not what it was meant to be. The the pain all this suffering. There's a better place waiting for me in heaven. Every tear will be wiped away. Every sorrow and sin erased. We'll dance on seas of amazing grace - in Heaven.
Chorus:
I'm going home, where the streets are golden, every chain is broken. Oh, I want to go home. Where every fear is gone. I'm in Your open arms, where I belong. HOME
V2. Lay down my burdens, I lay down my past. I run to Jesus, no turning back. Thank God all Mighty, I'll be free at last. I'm going home. Blinded eyes will finally see, the dead will rise on the shores of eternity. The trump will sound, the angels sing Hallelujah.
Chorus...
Tag:
I'm on my way Home.
What an important way to end the song.
For devos this week, I'm going to ask to students to make a goal for choir in light of the kingdom.
This really got me thinking...What is His kingdom like? How do I seek it? The thought that crossed my mind was "will it matter when I get to the heaven?" I need to live in a way that will last to the kingdom. I have told my younger student that how we treat one another matters when we get to heaven - therefore, are we going to be mean or show love?
I have continued to think on this concept of the kingdom and the way I act lasting in regard to the choir. Simply put, we have a long way to go to be a good choir, which is hard, because I have given them everything they need to do well, but it takes time for them to actually implement them all. I keep expecting them to do them all now, so I get frustrated when they don't seem to be working hard enough - because that's not "Kingdom behavior."
I realize that even in my writing of this my logic is off. Just because I told them how to sing well doesn't mean they are going to be able to do it all at once. I had a tough voice lesson a week ago - I was giving my student lots of things to work on all in the matter of a few minutes. She did what I did when I was in College - she started to cry, and just like my teachers did in college, I told her to take a walk around the building and breath. While she was gone I too thought about what had happened and remembered the experience from my college days. My first thought was that I wouldn't be the singer I am today if it weren't for my teachers pushing me. My second thought was, did they push me in the right way? Can I do it differently and get the same result?
This brings me back to the question about seeking God's Kingdom. Today I looked up the passage in Matthew 4 about the Kingdom of God. The first part is the story of the field that grows on its own because God takes care of it. I was reminded that the Choir is God's - it was God's when He picked who would be in it and it still is His to grow. The second thing that stood out to me was the time it took for the harvest to be ready. There is a patients that is required. I was encouraged by the words,"though he does not know how." This is a strange thing to be inspired by, but I think there is an important sense of awe in these words. The planter is amazed with what he sees each day and this is a kingdom attitude. My hope is that I too may be amazed with God's work in the choir and that I would stop thinking I am doing all the work to get them to sing well.
So this is what I've come up with - "Seek first the Kingdom" means realizing it's God's kingdom and he will produce the harvest Himself. We can plant the seeds with care, but the rest is up to him. We need to patiently watch with encouragement.
Our next song for AIC Sunday in a month is Home - arr. by Hamby. This song goes perfectly with my heart search for Home. The lyrics say...
This world is not what it was meant to be. The the pain all this suffering. There's a better place waiting for me in heaven. Every tear will be wiped away. Every sorrow and sin erased. We'll dance on seas of amazing grace - in Heaven.
Chorus:
I'm going home, where the streets are golden, every chain is broken. Oh, I want to go home. Where every fear is gone. I'm in Your open arms, where I belong. HOME
V2. Lay down my burdens, I lay down my past. I run to Jesus, no turning back. Thank God all Mighty, I'll be free at last. I'm going home. Blinded eyes will finally see, the dead will rise on the shores of eternity. The trump will sound, the angels sing Hallelujah.
Chorus...
Tag:
I'm on my way Home.
What an important way to end the song.
For devos this week, I'm going to ask to students to make a goal for choir in light of the kingdom.
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