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Lifeway Songs Worship Song of the Month: “Lay It At The Cross” – By Jaci Velasquez

April 12, 2017 3 Comments

This month’s Lifeway Songs Worship Song of the Month is “Lay It At The Cross” by Jaci Velasquez.

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As the disciples were getting debriefed for their first trip out without Jesus, do you think they felt scared? After all, they were about to go out and ‘drive out evil spirits and heal every disease and sickness’ (verse 1). But Jesus was clear: the only fear they should have was of God. In the same breath as reminding them that they should fear God because he has the power to destroy both our body and our soul, Jesus slipped in something else that’s as true for all of us today as it was for his disciples back then: God loves us.

This is all very well, but how do we get to that point of trusting God when life is overshadowed by grieving, by anger, by trials?

Perhaps the answer has been here all along: a closer relationship with God. It might not make for a cozy experience, because getting to know God means getting to know and revere all the aspects of his character, but knowing more about His incredible love for us can’t be bad, can it? When we really know the truth about His holiness, righteousness and justice, we won’t be paralyzed either by complete terror or by being off hand about our relationship with God.

Sure, we forget about it all the time, often finding ourselves getting stressed about the things we cannot change instead of looking up to the only One with the real power to change things in our lives. And for all of us, God’s power to change might not mean nicer circumstances. But it will always mean helping us to learn how to trust in him more, whatever life throws at us.

That’s the message – and the power – of the cross.

~Jaci Velasquez

This article was originally published at www.weareworship.com on April 4, 20147


To listen to “Lay It At The Cross”go to lifewaysongs.com

To purchase resources for “Lay It At The Cross” go to lifewayworship.com

To listen to and buy Jaci Velasquez’s new album, “Trust“ go to itunes.com
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Comments

  1. JOSE BURGOS says

    April 14, 2017 at 6:06 pm

    Besos a mi querida Jaci velasquez desde Venezuela Gracias por tus nuevas Canciones de Adoración

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  2. JOSE BURGOS says

    April 14, 2017 at 6:14 pm

    Bendiciones a JACI VELASQUEZ DESDE VEVEZUELA

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  3. KEVIN SANCHEZ says

    April 14, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    Just amazing, the very first time that I listened to those songs I felt confident with my soul because I knew that I needed to listen something like this.

    Reply

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