The Word

Ours is a postmodern world of try-on truth and fad spirituality, even church leaders consumed with meeting felt needs and desperate for something new to stir the crowd. For the past few days, I've had this song by Sara Groves stuck in my head. Her catchy, original lyrics are an excellent reminder of where the answer to our real need lies- in the absolute, unchanged truth of God's eternal Word.

I've done every devotional,
Been every place emotional,
Trying to hear a new word from God,
And I think it's very odd
That while I attempt to help myself,
My Bible sits upon my shelf
With every promise
I could ever need.

And the Word was,
And the Word is,
And the Word will be.
The old Word is the new Word is
The old Word is the new Word is...

People are getting fit for truth
Like they're buying a new tailored suit:
Does it fit across the shoulders?
Does it fade when it gets older?
We throw ideas that aren't in style
In the Salvation Army pile
And search for something more to meet our needs.

I think it's time I rediscover
All the ground that I have covered,
like "Seek ye first"- what a verse!
"We are pressed but not crushed,
Perplexed but don't despair;
We are persecuted but not abandoned."
"We are no longer slaves; we are daughters and sons!"
And "When we are weak, we are very strong."

And "Neither death nor life
nor present nor future
nor depth nor height
can keep us from the love of Christ."

And the Word I need is the Word that was,
Who put on flesh to dwell with us
"In the beginning...."

- The Word by Sara Groves