In Need of Rope.

Humanity's depravity has been so abundantly clear to me as of late.

And it's baffling...the evil that is here.  Questions are raised; hope is shattered; trust begins to falter.

This world has nothing for me, including myself.  I cannot trust my own thoughts, desires, plans, and dreams. I must trust the One who will not be crushed under the weight of worship.  The One who died for my doubt and unbelief.

This verse has taken on a whole new meaning.

"Whom have I in Heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You.  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (Psalm 73:25-26).

He does not make me strong, rather, He is my strength.  

Therefore I must be weak.

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.  But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.  For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with my weakness, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.  For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Corinthians 12:8-10).

Break our hearts in worship.

"Farther Along"

(Chorus)

Farther along we'll know all about it

Father along we'll understand it

Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine

We'll understand this, all by and by

Tempted and tried, I wondered why

The good man dies, the bad man thrives

And Jesus cries because He love 'em both

We're all cast-aways in need of rope

Hanging on by the last threads of our hope

In a house of mirrors full of smoke

Confusing illusions I've seen

Where did I go wrong, I sang along

To every chorus of the song

That the devil wrote like a piper at the gate

Leading mice and men down to their fate

But some will courageously escape

The seductive voice with a heart of faith

While walking that line back home

There so much more to life than we've been told

It's full of beauty that will unfold

And shine like you struck gold my wayward son

That deadweight burden weighs a ton

Go down into the river and let it run

Wash away all the things you've done

Forgiveness all right

(Chorus)

But still I get hard-pressed on every side

Between the Rock and a compromise

Like the Truth and a pack of lies fighting for my soul

I've got no place left to go

'Cause I got changed by what I've been shown

More glory that the world has known

Keeps me rambling on

Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall

I'm free to love once and for all

And even when I fall I'll get back up

For the joy that overflows my cup

Heaven filled me with more than enough

Broke down my levees and my bluffs

Let the flood wash me

And one day when the sky rolls back on us

Some rejoice and the others fuss

'Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess

The Son of God is forever blessed

His is the kindgom, we're the guests

So put your voice up to the test

Sing "Lord, come soon"

(Chorus)