Devotion
I
Can Only Imagine
By
Martha Noebel
CBN Staff Writer
CBN.com
-- My favorite song, "I Can Only Imagine", won the award for Song of the
Year at the Dove Awards, 2002. Songwriter/Singer Bart Millard of the group, Mercy Me won the award. I was so excited. It is a wonderful song that always stirs my heart.
In the song, the thought is presented that we "can only imagine" what it
will be like when we stand before God. Here are a few of the words:
I
can only imagine what it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only
imagine what my eyes will see
When your face is before me
I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory; what will my heart feel?
Will
I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence
or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah; will I be able to speak
at all?
I can only imagine. I can only imagine.
As I listened
to the song on the radio, I envisioned myself in heaven. I was standing in the
middle of a large crowd of people that were all facing Jesus, Who was standing
in front of His throne. I started jumping up and down waving my hands because
I wanted Jesus to see me. I knew there was no way He could see all of us. But
there I was with my little 5'3'' self, jumping up and down, waving my hands like
a schoolgirl, trying to get God's attention. (Well, I guess I know now what I
would do if I ever get that close to God. There would not be that quiet, shy,
"nothing to say" thing going on. I would be too excited.)
Then all of a
sudden, I felt God speak to my heart. He spoke to me, and I felt His presence. I
saw a bright light shine over me at the very spot where I was standing (ok, jumping).
He said He was with me and He made me feel like I was the only one there. His
presence was so sweet. I knew I was so important to Him. I felt His awesome love
for me.
He knows how to make each of us feel special; as if we are the
only ones around. Even in the crowd, I felt like He saw only me. And yet the people
beside me felt the same way. God's presence is so powerfully wonderful. It brings
us into a oneness with God that cannot be explained and barely fathomed.
I
can only imagine. What about you? Can you see yourself smiling in the face of God?
Can you laugh with great joy knowing God loves you so much that others seem to
disappear? Imagine it, because it's real.
Martha welcomes your responses at dvtd2hm1@aol.com
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