What in the World

Our church is only a couple of weeks away from the launch of the 40 Days of Community experience. As I was looking at worship plans for the Sundays during the study, the following song by my friend Kyle Matthews came to my mind.

If we were not loved to love,
if we were not touched to touch,
If we were not led to lead,
if we were not fed to feed,
If You did not sacrifice
so we could have new life
fuller and deeper than before,
Then, Lord, what in the world have You saved us for?

If we were not taught to teach,
if we were not sought to seek,
If we were not helped to help,
if we were not told to tell,
If You’ve not forgiven us
to let mercy live in us,
so You could love through us once more,
Then Lord, what in the world have You saved us for?

There’s a reason we were brought to life.
Lord, You made us for this place and time.
And You showed the way for us to find
Our sacred purpose, our place in Your design.

We have been loved to love.
We have been touched to touch.
We have been led to lead.
We have been fed to feed.
If You did not set us free
so that our songs could lead
prisoners toward the open door,
Then Lord, what in the world have You saved us for?

© 1994 Kyle Matthews Careers – BMG Publishing, Inc./ Final Four
Music, BMI • Used by permission. CCLI No. 1357134

That’s enough to think about for now. The peace of Christ to you.