What Will They Say?

I recently heard a song that was acclaimed as the theme song of the Welsh Revival of 1904. It is called “Here is Love” and captures the heart of the Father in His amazing love for His children as His heart as it is poured out at the cross. It seems to call me back to a place of child-likeness resting in the arms of Daddy God who loves me beyond what I can even understand. It also makes me appreciate times of revival, anointing, and refreshing where the people of God are called back to true relationship and away from religious pride – back to intimacy with God rather than the idolatry of tradition. How amazing it is that the Welsh Revival, a movement from over 100 years ago, birthed a song that still rings true in our hearts today. It makes me wonder, what will generations from now look back on and remember about us today? What are we doing now that is so eternal that it will outlast us and impact our great-grandchildren? Will our descendants look back and say “look at those testimonies of 2009” or “wow, what a song that generation had as a beacon of hope”. Or will we be remembered as the generation that wasted their time and ignored the move of God in their day? Eli and his sons in the Old Testament brought the tabernacle of God to shame. Eli’s complacency and his sons’ wickedness were remembered for years. Contrast that with Solomon who, after assuming his father’s throne, removed the wicked leaders and established a temple for the worship of Jehovah. We look at Solomon even now as the wisest man who ever lived. Let me get more personal…what am I doing now that will make a difference even in 5 minutes much less 500 years? It’s a question I have to ask myself on a regular basis. Will my family in the 22nd century look back on this period of time with awe and wonder at the works God did in hearts or will there be a tinge of regret knowing that so much could have been done, but so little was? Let’s make today count – it’s the start of a revival that might just be remembered and sung about for eternity!