DRAW NEAR
We’re in a global pandemic and everyone is feeling worried and afraid I’m looking out my window seeing empty streets as I pray We’re told that all our close friends need to stay far away So, we stay huddled in our homes praying this virus away I’m tired of watching press conferences about the latest restrictions Seems like watching them has become my strongest addiction Yet to keep everyone safe we know we need to listen This feels like a war, an impossible mission Listen, right now our world is gripped by fear Drawing our curtains and videochatting with peers But is it possible that in this chaos God is drawing near? I see this pandemic as a golden opportunity A time where the church changes how we even do community And even though we are self-isolated we still have unity Even though our physical bodies are struggling with immunity COVID-19 has us all running for safety looking for shelter I’m reading Psalm 91 daily reminded to run to my real shelter I’m resting under His wings and His praises I sing But honestly, every day feels like a battle in the middle of the ring Sickness is in the air—it’s true, it’s even found on our palms Healing is found in His wounds and the powerful words of Psalms They say carry on and try to stay calm I say He carried the cross, so because of that I remain strong He is in total control reigning from His eternal throne Saving our place in our eternal home See brothers and sisters, He never leaves us alone Immanuel, He is with us, even in the quarantine zones So, fear can stay far away from our homes Loneliness can find a different place to roam Depression and frustration can’t make me feel alone I am falling to my knees in worship and praising Him alone This is the time my friends for the seeds of revival to grow A time for a hurried people to lay low and live slow
A time to fall into His arms and for His children to grow close
A time to lift up our hands and know that He’s close
This is a season where we need to encourage one another
Share the good news to those paralyzed by watching the daily news Tell them the truth about the one who healed the paralyzed and made them all new
Tell that the things they once trusted in are dust and now we see the
proof
With just a whisper of His name, the enemy is gone like poof!
He is sovereign and ruler over all
He is the lion and the lamb, before His throne we fall
He is the great healer and saviour who came to save us all
He is God, and this virus is our wakeup call
So, draw near. Speak against fear.
Surrender your lives to Him and watch His hand appear
Trust Him with it all because He has full control
He IS the King of Kings and He is STILL reigning on His throne! Listen to Andrew Russell perform his spoken-word piece at loveismoving. ca/listen.