By A. Schwarz
I have recently fallen in love with this song! (You should check it out at the link at the bottom of this post).
Last
month, I went to a college worship night not expecting anything
particularly spectacular. I was thinking, hey, this will be a cool time
for us students to worship our LORD and Creator together, but I didn't
think I'd walk away with profound discoveries or gleanings. But I am so
glad I was wrong! There were two girls there that night, one from
Kingdom Building Ministries and the other who was visiting with her from
Africa. That night, the group had decided to sing in a natural
cave/amphitheater, and a handful of the students would randomly shout,
"JESUS!!!" into the cavern. Their shouts would echo off the walls as
others would join in with a resounding reply, "JESUS!!!"
Now I
feel ashamed at my reaction, but at the time, I felt uncomfortable with
it. I had been taught in church to keep to yourself, worship God but
without being loud or obnoxious- to be respectful in your worship. I had
this preconceived idea in my mind that Christians were to be reserved
and polite (think classic Southern hospitality and such…). The idea of
living your life for Christ without abandon was mentioned all the time,
but without much of an illustration of how.
But wasn't it David
who, when the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem, shouted and
danced before the Lord without regard for his own dignity? (2 Samuel 6)
So
back to the worship night… When the first shout was made, both of the
girls I mentioned replied in turn with a shout, "JESUS!" Afterward, I
think they noticed my reserve and simply said, "There is power in the
name of Jesus." Not a whimsical fairytale thing you tell little kids,
but a power so great that His disciples and followers have moved
mountains, healed the sick, cast out demons, and pushed forth revivals
all through the power of His name.
"Therefore God has highly
exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth
and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11
That night,
we ended up singing the song, "Break Every Chain." The song says the
exact same thing that, "there is power in the name of Jesus."
There is POWER in the NAME of JESUS!
(You should definitely check it out!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC0Z8htH02Q
