DOWN BUT NOT DEAD
PLAYLIST #3 – Samuel Odunayo Komolafe
Danny Gokey’s song HOPE IN FRONT OF ME
was what inspired me to write this.
Although, the title was a bit of an issue
because there was a mix up on whether the
title should be ‘’HOPE IN FRONT OF ME’’ or
‘’DOWN BUT NOT DEAD’’ both of which are
lines from the song lyrics.
The song, ‘’HOPE IN FRONT OF ME’’ is what
reminds me of how cloudy some moments in
our lives can be, how rough the paths we
walk can turn and how stormy our lives can
get. The song talked about walking through
rain that we thought would never end, and
also about seeing the dark and broken
places in life. All these are what represent
those unpleasant situations that we go
through in life.
Life could be any of these things to anyone
that lives in this world without a true identity
of who they really are. But the story is not
the same for the children of light, those that
have their being rooted in Christ. Those are
the people that can see ‘’HOPE IN FRONT
OF THEM’’, they are the ones with the
assurance of HOPE; the ones whose
expectations are never cut short (Proverbs
23:18) because their hope is in the Lord.
The good thing about having our hope in God
is that we don’t have to rely on our strength
to go through those situations in life
because we already know that “By strength
shall no man prevail” (1 Samuel 2:9). Having
this knowledge help us to anchor our Faith in
God as we put our hope in His word.
Hoping can be really easy sometimes, but
the real test comes when we begin to see
the dark places of life, when we start
walking in rain that seems to never end.
That is when our faith is really put to test.
But if we must get to end of those moments
and situations that seems unending in our
lives, we need a FAITH that never stops
HOPING.
As Christians and children of God, our life is
meant to bring glory to our father by the
way we handle situations in our lives.
Triumphing would be meaningless without
obstacles to go through; overcoming would
be pointless if we don’t have hard times. Our
faith in God can be expressed through our
hope in Him and His word. Not just in the
difficult moments of our lives when
everything seems beyond our control, but
also in those great and happy moments of
our lives when we remember to thank him
for our successes and achievements,
knowing that it’s not our strength that has
brought us here.
When others are saying there is a casting
down, we have reasons to say there is a
lifting up (Job 22:29) because we know our
redeemer lives. We might be down but we
are not dead because there’s ‘’HOPE IN
FRONT OF US’’, CHRIST is our hope.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SAMUEL FOR
SHARING.
Yes, indeed, there is hope in front of us –
Christ in us, the hope of glory. If you’re in a
seemingly unending difficult situation right
now, let this post by Samuel Komolafe be an
encouragement to you. Keep your hope up
because hope never disappoints (Romans 5:
5a). Your victory is sure in Christ! Hallelujah!
You may want to listen to Hope in Front of
Me by Danny Gokey yourself, I already have
and it’s really blessing. Remember every
PLAYLIST post here is about the message of
the song.
Thanks and God bless!
You can connect with Samuel on Facebook
and on Twitter @Dauntless_Psam.
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