This song appeared on my Facebook news-feed so I listened to it. Can I say wow? You must listen to this song and ponder it in your heart. It is truly convicting to me. If you remember my thoughts from last week and the challenge I took myself up on, this song speaks directly to my feelings of motions and distractions that are 'holy' but used as distractions rather than true and pure worship to and with the Lord. So many friends of mine, myself included, are stuck in this mindset and trapped by the Devil. Take a look at these lyrics and pray against complacency and the tendency to view worship as a song, going to church on Sunday, or any of the other 'works' we are so consumed with that take the place of honesty bowing our knee at the foot of the cross.
Clear the Stage
By: Jimmy Needham
Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze
If that’s the measure you must take to crush the idols
Jerk the pews & all the decorations, too
Until the congregations few, then have revival
Tell your friends that this is where the party ends
Until you’re broken for your sins, you can’t be social
Then seek the Lord & wait for what He has in store
And know that great is your reward so just be hopeful
‘Cause you can sing all you want to
Yes, you can sing all you want to
You can sing all you want to
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song
Take a break from all the plans that you have made
And sit at home alone and wait for God to whisper
Beg Him please to open up His mouth and speak
And pray for real upon your knees until they blister
Shine the light on every corner of your life
Until the pride and lust and lies are in the open
Then read the Word and put to test the things you’ve heard
Until your heart and soul are stirred and rocked and broken
We must not worship something that’s not even worth it
Clear the stage, make some space for the One who deserves it
‘Cause I can sing all I want to
Yes, I can sing all I want to
I can sing all I want to
And still get it wrong
And you can sing all you want to
Yes, you can, you can sing all you want to
You can sing all you want to
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song
Worship is more than a song
Worship is more than a song
Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze
If that’s the measure you must take to crush the idols
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