Daniel Childs

 

Just wanted to post something encouraging tonight.  I know most of the things I have posted lately have been a little bit on the negative side.  I simply have had a tough and confusing month.

As a Christian entertainer, I’m expected to lift people up, and I strive to do so every night on stage. In Blackwood Legacy, we work hard to be a blessing.  But in my off-stage time, I fight the endless battle of longing to express myself in some way that somehow, somewhere out there will hear/read what I said and say “I know exactly how he feels!  I’ve been there!  Wow, I’m not alone!”.

I guess that’s why I write songs and blog.  It’s because there’s stuff on the inside that just absolutely has to come out.

I posted this song because I love the way Bryan Hutson (one of my biggest influences / friend) sings it.  But tonight, this song has taken on a new meaning for me; because in the midst of feeling a little bit of panic, thrown in with a dosage of uncertainty and lack of confidence… it’s a powerful realization to suddenly know that what this song talks about will one day be our reality, if we believe in and accept Jesus Christ.

I’ve got as many faults as anyone else on earth.  I’m absolutely terrible at managing my financial budget.  I’m horrible at attracting females.  I wear my heart on my sleeve, so I always get crushed.  I have a terrible diet.  I rarely apply discipline to my life.  And these faults sometimes get me quite worried.  But tonight I realized, though it’s important to try to fix these things… in the grand scheme of true reality, is it worth all the worrying?

- No.  It’s not.  Because one day my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who has never abandoned me in spite of my faults, in His love and kindness, will rise me up from my grave into peaceful eternity with Him.  Why? - Not because of anything I’ve done… I have already failed.  It’s because of what He has done.  It’s because He loves me.  It is because He is good, and mighty to save.  I’m finally understanding what that means.

So, as you read these lyrics, be mindful that this will one day be your reality, too, if you love and accept Him.  And if you’ve never accepted His gift of salvation, you don’t have to end tonight in that same condition.  You simply tell Him that you repent of your sins (asking His forgiveness), that you’re turning to Him, you believe that He shed His blood for you, you believe that God rose him from the grave, you accept Him, and you ask Him to come into your heart, your life, and save you.  

I Will Rise Up From My Grave

Written by Jack Toney

When my last day has ended, here on earth

And my body is lowered in the dirt

I’ll have no fear; though death now has me bound

For I will rise up from my grave to meet the Lamb

Father, mother

Sister, brother, I will see

They’ll be coming, for they’ve won the victory

And now at last, sweet peace we’ll have finally found

For we have risen from the grave to meet the Lamb

I will rise up to meet Him in the sky

On that homecoming morning, by and by

When the trumpet of God begins to sound

I will rise up from my grave to meet the Lamb

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I hate so much about some of the things I choose to be.  I want to start living right and turn everything around.  But at the same time, I know that I will never be perfect.  So whether I rise or fall… whether I mess up or finally do something right… I have Him to rely on.  He never wavers, even though I waver constantly.

God bless,

Daniel

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I recorded this song on my recent solo album, “Blessed Assurance”, which is available at www.danielchilds.com.