Friday, April 03, 2020

We Shine - a musical devotion

Today's devotion is a musical one!

Enjoy the lyric video to this awesome new song (written and performed by my extremely talented sister-in-law Kat Regester, for Vineyard Worship UK & Ireland). You can listen a few times if you want, reading the lyrics, learning the melody or just letting the song wash over you.

Worship God by appreciating the beauty of the songwriting, the melody and track, and the vocals. Read through the questions and either answer them aloud with a family member, journal them, or just think about your answers. Spend time meditating on the included scripture verses, too. What does God want to say to you through the song, the questions, and/or the Bible verses?

As you listen, here are some questions to consider:
  1. What does it mean for God to clean the "debris and dust" off of you? Where does this debris and dust come from?
  2. Who is it that makes us shine? Who puts the treasure in us?
  3. What's our role in learning to shine? How much do we do and how much does God do?
  4. Do you need to ask God to come and make you clean again, to shine you up, so to speak?
  5. The opening verse talks about standing in the chaos and calm. How would you describe your life right now? Is it more chaos or more calm? How can you shine in your circumstances?
Here's what Jesus said about letting your light shine: 
“You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. 15 No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house. 16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:14-16

And the Apostle Paul said this:
"Do everything without complaining or arguing. 15 Then you will be blameless and innocent. You will be God’s children without any faults among people who are crooked and corrupt. You will shine like stars among them in the world 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. Philippians 2:14-16

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