You know how certain songs will bring you back to a certain memory? Certain songs that instantaneously transport you back to high school (which is not always a good thing), or to your wedding, or to college, etc. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
One of the songs from this weekend’s set does that for me. To be honest, several of them do. O Praise Him reminds me of Frontline in the Smith Center. I can see a picture of the band doing that song. Well, Mighty to Save has an even deeper association for me.
Hillsong’s Mighty to Save was the unofficial theme song for my trip to Cambodia two years ago. I hear that song and I instantly think of the girls who touched my life on that trip. I think of the girls in the restoration center who wanted to paint my fingernails. The ones who had been freed from the prison of human trafficking. I think of the poverty of the children living in slums very similar to our garbage dumps. And I think of how God is working in Cambodia through the volunteers and non-profits there. That trip really taught me about God’s hugeness and how spoiled we are in the U.S. He’s bigger than all of the issues facing Cambodia and He’s bigger than all the issues facing you. I love that a song can remind me of so many lessons I’ve learned.
As you’re getting ready for our service tomorrow, I’d encourage you to think about how big God is. He can move mountains. His light shines in the darkest of prisons. He is Mighty to Save.
Everyone needs compassion,
Love that’s never failing;
Let mercy fall on me.
Everyone needs forgiveness,
The kindness of a Saviour;
The Hope of nations.
Saviour, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.
So take me as You find me,
All my fears and failures,
Fill my life again.
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in,
Now I surrender.
My Saviour, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.
Shine your light and let the whole world see,
We’re singing for the glory of the risen King…Jesus (x2)
My Saviour, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.
My Saviour, you can move the mountains,
You are mighty to save,
You are mighty to save.
Forever, Author of Salvation,
You rose and conquered the grave,
Yes you conquered the grave