This is Namma for Christ
with the one hundred seventy-eighth inspirational message dated Thursday, February
11th, 2021. The title of this message is “Graves Into Gardens – Psalm 30:10-12”.
The scripture
is taken from the thirtieth chapter of Psalms – the tenth through the twelfth
verses:
Psalm 30:10-12
10 Hear, O Lord,
and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with
gladness,
12 To
the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be
silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks
to You forever.
Recently, I was listening to my favorite Christian
radio station, 99.1 STAR FM, and I heard the below song, “Graves Into Gardens”
by Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake.
I wanted to further research the song’s meaning,
therefore I searched the internet – and below is what I found:
“Elevation Worship recently announced the name of their
new album “Graves Into Gardens.” They released their first single with the same
name as the album, and it is full of powerful lyrics. The second part of the
bridge says, “You turn graves into gardens, You turn bones into armies, You
turn seas into highways, You’re the only One who can.” The theme of the song is
that God is an expert in taking what is broken and turning it into something
beautiful. This is a truth seen time and time again in Scripture and I believe
it’s a powerful principle for us to hold on to during this Covid-19 crisis.
Yes, there are a lot of unknowns at the moment. Will the economy collapse? Will
we lose our jobs? Will I get sick? But in the midst of all of that, we must ask
ourselves, “Can God take this broken situation and make something good out of
it?” The Bible time and time again tells us the answer is - Yes!
So what does this mean
for us?
So what does all of this have to do with the Covid-19 pandemic
and all of its consequences? Well, when we take a look at how God likes to
work, we can find hope. Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic is bad. Yes, the fear of
losing your job is very real and valid. Yes, the economy slowing down is not a
good thing. But, I know a God who time and time again takes what is dead, what
is messed up, and what is hopeless and uses it for His glory. What if the Covid-19
pandemic turns our nation back to God again? What if the vulnerability of all
of this softens the heart of a friend or a co-worker and they get saved? What if
social isolation provides much needed time with God and with your family? Or
what if God is able to do something far greater in each individual’s life than
we can imagine, no matter the circumstance?
I know this is scary. It may even get worse.
But my God turns graves into gardens, bones into armies,
seas into highways, and I know He will do it again. Take heart and have faith.
What the enemy means for evil, God turns it around for our good.”
Below are associated bible verses – (that are related to
the below song’s lyrics):
Isaiah 41:18
I will
open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
Ezekiel 37:1-3
37 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me
out in the Spirit of the Lord,
and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of
bones. 2 Then
He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very
many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to me, “Son of
man, can these bones live?”
So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
Ezekiel 37:10
10 So I prophesied as He
commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood
upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Isaiah 61:3
3 To console
those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Isaiah 43:18-19
18 “Do not remember the
former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in
the desert.
PLEASE – REMEMBER, as Ephesians 3:20 reminds us – GOD
CAN DO ANYTHING:
Ephesians 3:20-21
20 Now to Him who is
able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory
in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Lastly Jeremiah 32:27 confirms that NOTHING is too hard
for GOD –
Jeremiah 32:27
27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for
Me?
God can do ANYTHING – NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD!
Please enjoy the below song, “Graves Into
Gardens” by Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake (with
lyrics). Please meditate and treasure the great LOVE that God, your Creator and
Father in Heaven - has for you!
(I do not own the rights
to this song).
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BE
BLESSED!
