When He Returns

Jeff "introduced" me to a singer named Kevin Max. He used to be part of dc Talk. I can't stop listening to him. I tried to today - forced myself to put in Third Day. Then forced myself to put in Jeremy Camp. Then I put Kevin Max back in. My favorite song right now is "When He Returns" and I wanted to share the lyrics with you.

Kevin Max/When He Returns
The iron hand it ain't no match for the iron rod,
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God.
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears.
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
For like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right
When He returns.

Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through,
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew.
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
Until He returns?

Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask,
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask.
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned,
He's got plans of His own to set up His throne
When He returns.

Elyssa and I have had some awesome conversations about these lyrics. "Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned, He's got plans of His own to set up His throne When He returns." I was telling her to really listen because I just loved this part. I explained what it was going to talk about. She said, "Mom - what's unconcerned mean?" She thought it was pretty cool when I explained that He just doesn't care about what any man on Earth is planning - He has already won the battle against Satan. Satan just doesn't know it. And that we have to chose our side now. She's glad we're on Jesus' side.

Then, when I was listening today for the 100th time (you'd get a kick out of seeing me belting out this song in my car) I finally really heard this line: "He sees your deeds, He knows your needs before you ask." I got tears. I was again reminded that God knows what I want more than anything. He knows the desires of my heart. He knows before I even ask. He knows. That's awesome.