I want to be like you

When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming. 2 Corinthians 5:6

Tonight, as I continued working on a history I listened to Far-From-Home (FFH), a band that I had the pleasure to see in concert and meet in Korea. One of their songs, “I want to be like you” touched my heart from the first hearing. I thought I would share in the hopes that the lyrics alone might be of comfort to you…

When I'm down,
You are up for me
When I frown, You have a smile for me
And when I'm weak,
You are strong for me
You are there for me
You're always there for me
When I fall, You will catch me
When I call, You're quick to answer me
And when I weep, You will weep with me
You are there for meYou're always there for me

Chorus:(And I want to be like You)
Take my cross and follow after You
(I want to be like You)
Speak the truth in everything I do
(I want to be like You)
Leave the many to go and find the few
(I want to be like You)
I want to be like You
When I thirst,
You will quench me
When I hunger, You are the bread for me
When I kneel, you already heard me
You are there for me
You're always there for me
When I cried, You were there,
You heard my call
When I fell, You were there,
You saw it all
On my knees,
You came and rescued me
And now in everything I say and do
I want to be just like you.

In God’s Word, a song, or a friends sharing we are given comfort and courage to keep on keeping on. That is what is so different with this Christian walk. For it’s not to the swift, the brightest, the best, or the noblest. It’s not a contest, it’s a continuation… a one day at a time, getting up when knocked down, forgiving yourself, forgiving others, and learning to just be your self… race. Walking with Christ is looking in the mirror and appreciated what He sees without arrogance, without false pride, and without pretensions. Walking with Christ is all about Him. It’s a joy that cannot be expressed, a peace that leads us to the unknown, and a love for others that cuts across our ugly nature.

So yes, dear friends we are truly far from home… we are temporarily exiles from the ultimate glory of Jesus Christ but in looking around us we are not filled with apprehension… no, we are filled with over whelming joy as we see the signposts of His returning whizzing-by! What a glorious, triumphant hope and joy we have in Him! To Christ be the Glory!