Lifehouse's Everything Skit - somehow this skit came to mind on the way home. It was first introduced to me during the Khon Khaen 2007 mission trip to Thailand where we felt this video would speak to the Church over there. And indeed it does. It's such a powerful video depicting the Christian life.
It starts from the time of creation, where God brought us to life, making us trees, birds, everything around us, for us. We lived in harmony, living as one with God, enjoying nothing but the sweet fellowship with Him.
Then sin comes in and draws our attention away from God. Passion, greed, alcohol, pursuit of beauty comes in, with many more distractions in our lives, not included in the video. The first sin pulls us from God; our desire for worldly things snatches us away even when we know we want to turn back to Him. With each successive sin, God is blocked out and pushed away from the picture, further.. and further... Until we reach a point, where we become hopelessly empty. Nothing in life seems to be worth living for. Nothing seems to be going well for us. Nobody seems to be around for us. Our lives are just a total wreck, each day just passes in despair, we feel depressed and driven to the brink of insanity...
But, God's love for us is boundless. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross just for our sakes, such that we are able to turn back to Him, regardless of the sin that had possessed us. And as the Bible very clearly states, as we draw closer to God, He will draw closer to us. In a desperate attempt to recommit our lives to God, we fight with our sin. We struggle with them. We may be thrown down and weighed down by our sins which have held us down for so long. But we aren't alone. God is on the other end, pulling us towards Him. He wants to bring us back to Him. He always wanted that, even while we were engulfed in our own lives. In the process of reconciliation, our sin is washed away from us, we are made whole again. And finally, when we can no longer take it, Jesus bears the burden for us. He takes the weight of all our sins upon His own shoulders. He shelters us and gives us refuge under His arms...
It is then, when we repent and seek God, He frees us from what has chained us and we are able to reconcile with Him, and enjoy the Holy relationship that was meant to exist from the very start.
I've probably watched this video at least 5 times now. And each time, without fail, I would tear. I am repeatedly reminded of how I've drifted away from God, but how all these while, He is always there for me, always waiting to receive me again. How He is always ready to shoulder my burden, if only I ask. How true joy can only come when I am in Him alone.
I want to feel You, I need to hear You
You are the Light that's leading me to the Place
Where I find peace again
You are the strength that keeps me walking
You are the hope that keeps me trusting
You are the life to my soul
You are my purpose
You're everything
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
You calm the storms and you give me rest
You hold me in your hands
You won't let me fall
You steal my heart and you take my breath away
Would you take me in, take me deeper now
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Cause you're all I want, you're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
Everything, everything
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better-any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
