Give Us Your Heart Devo
When “Give Us Your Heart” first played on a new Spotify album I was streaming, I didn’t think much of it. The lead vocalist had a nice voice, the melody had a nice hook. It was another nice song in the midst of many other nice songs. But as I re-listened to that particular album over the new few weeks, the lyrics started to catch my attention.
// oh give us Your heart / let the light of heaven shine / as we step into the dark //
Isn’t this just the epitome of discipleship? As Jesus followers, isn’t our highest calling to declare His glory? Not just by singing praises in the comfort of our church walls (though this is a very important thing as well), but by living day-to-day, week-to-week with a heart like Jesus? Romans 12:1 says, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.”
// all to see Your kingdom come and death depart / oh give us Your heart //
As a staff team, we’ve been working through a study on missional living where we’ve explored the idea of mission as simply declaring the rule and reign of God – in the way we treat people we know and don’t know, the way we handle our finances, the way we spend our free time, mission influences everything we do. This song seemed to reinforce that idea for me – a cry to become more like Jesus and live in a way that declares God’s kingdom already here and yet to come. This was something we needed to be singing at Calvary.
I especially love that this song is an ask. It’s not a statement of having already arrived or achieved perfection. The verses give us a reminder of the heart of God, while the chorus and bridge remind us of our goal. And woven all throughout is the prayer, “make us like You Lord”. Philippians 3:12 says, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”
As you prepare to worship as a church family this week, I’d encourage you to take a listen to the recording of “Give Us Your Heart”, either through the video linked below or on our “This Sunday At Calvary” Spotify playlist. The song lyrics, as well as some corresponding Scriptures are listed below for use in your personal worship time. It’s my prayer that your heart would be softened to this challenge throughout the week so that when we come together as a family your worship would be authentic, genuine, and that you would be energized by sharing in that worship with others. I look forward to our time of worship together on Sunday!
– Emma Prong
Give Us Your Heart
Verse 1
Your eyes are on the lowly though others look away
Your feet run to the broken, Your hands are quick to save
Make us like You Lord
Verse 2
You walk with the forgotten and offer them a home
Adopting the unwanted and calling them Your own
Make us like You Lord
Chorus
O give us Your heart, O give us Your heart
Let the light of heaven shine as we step into the dark
O give us Your heart, O give us Your heart
All to see Your kingdom come and death depart
O give us Your heart
O give us Your heart
Bridge
Let justice flow like a river in the desert
Let the nations know that You will reign forever
As the earth beholds the glory of the Savior
Let justice flow
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Amos 5:24
But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Ephesians 1:4-6
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
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