Power

12.28.09

There ain't no pretending anymore
I'm through with making excuses that Satan uses
to block me
and ultimately You from doing what You need to do
to make everything Yours again
like how it was in the beginning
when the beginning was given to man
who turned it into the beginning of the end
choosing out of perfect union with everything in the universe
but You
didn't stop there
there was more you had
even in these places where we choose into
dark places
easy places
we made our homes
but now I know
now, you've shown me the peace-seeking kingdom you wanna bring
are bringing now
America, Africa, China
suburbs, cities, shacks, not-so-humble abodes
my very home
Six billion people you want to be Yours
one no greater no less
no second no best
than the other
lost or found, on the Cross' ground people stand
black, white, small, tall, quiet, loud, near, far
Equal
Equal, You say, equal
A woman ravaged and raped
equal to my two older brothers who still need to be saved
You show me, You show me that saving my family is just as important as freeing the slaves
And You can, God, save my family free the slaves You can
Yes
The world can change
The world can change by the power of Your Name
the world CAN change by the power of Your Name
Broken women, children, fathers, sons soldiers
reclaimed
Slaves unchained
The rejected, renamed
Death, SHAMED
our sanity made insane as our minds are rearranged
turned upside down
placed in uncomfortable places
stretched, pressed, molded
as we gaze into the many faces our Savior has
in the dirty, hard-grounded, filthy lands
scratched up hands meet ours and miracles happen
stars breaking through the night
cuz that's what's right
Night slowly becoming as brings as day
Day time radiating the face of Jesus
light filling us
breathing in
pure
love
holy
peace
shame gone, guilt released
we'll reach that place
cuz we believe, yes
Yes, yes, yes
the world can change
the world can change by the Power of Your Name
Come like rain, Jesus
Come, come like rain
drench our dry and cracked world the devil reigns
though he's defeated he knows it deep in his soul
we just gotta stand and show it
Your Name
Change
The World
Power
Yes.