Everyone is changing their mind, or getting on the band wagon, or losing conviction, or…..and the list goes on.
So she wrote her little song on a cold winter’s day, tucked the tears in her heart, sent the music to play. To fly to Jesus like a bird on the wind, He’s coming again someday.
She knows they have their reasons for drifting away, ’cause she’s caught herself in seasons of dry bones, but a change of heart is different than changing your mind, and the road ahead looks more and more alone.
So she strums her little song on a sweet summer’s night, holds His promises close, as her whispers take flight. They fly to Jesus like a bird on the wind, He’s coming again someday.
And she contemplates the choices, the give and the take. She’s no stranger to the voices man is prone. She’ll change her mind on coffee, but anchor her heart on the only One who’s going to lead her home.
The hours are fleeting, the daylight is but a glow on the sea. And there’s a meeting she’s keeping, she sings – He’s coming for me.
So she sings His mighty song on the battlefield line, with His sword in her hand and a victory cry. They fly to Jesus like a bird on the wind, He’s coming again someday.
And she mourns the soldiers falling, the left and the right. She hears the scoffers calling to her soul. But her heart is pressing forward and leaving behind, each word that stands against the truth she knows.
Cindy Palin ©July 2016 All Rights Reserved
The other day my daughter and I were praying, and some of her words reminded me of how I usually pray at the piano and write… Above is a word picture of a songwriter’s heart contemplating the signs of the times, and the affects thereof.
And scripture tells us…
And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:4-14 ESV).