Defying Gravity

It is funny how you can sing the same song over and over again, yet one day the words mean something you hadn’t ever thought of.

At Sandals Church on Sunday, we were singing the song Here is Our King by the David Crowder Band. The lyrics read, “And what was said to the rose to make it unfold, was said to me here in my chest.” I was immediately back in my seventh grade science lab. We were experimenting with seeds, watching them grow in a petree dish on a damp towel. We watched as the roots sprouted down and the leaves sprouted up. We then turned the dish upside down so the roots were up and the leaves were down. Over the next couple of days the roots began to curve back down, and the leaves, upward. I remember my teacher telling us, that science could not explain how a seed knows that the roots go down to the earth, and leaves reach for the sky. They really have no idea why plants defy the forces of gravity. I am sure I am taking a simplistic look at things. My point is, ultimately God is in control of this universe. He shows Himself in even the smallest things. We have no option but to worship Him for his craftsmanship. No one understands how a rose knows it is spring and can now open up and bloom, but it is all in HIS timing. God speaks to us, if only we will listen.

The next line of the song is “So be quiet now, and rest.” Earlier in the song it says “So be quiet now and wait.” So many songs are racing through my head now about waiting on the Lord and his timing. But when sit and wait and listen for God, his timing is always perfect. Rest. Wait. Why must we always be on the move and in a frenzy? I don’t want to miss what the Lord has planned for me.

I praise you Lord, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14