So, for the month of August, we have been singing a song in church called "Christ in Me" by Tim Timmons. If you've never heard it, check out the embedded video at the bottom of this post.
This is one of those songs that I have a hard time classifying...It's not a vertical song singing to God. It isn't even really a horizontal song about God or His glory and power meant to be sung to each other in the congregation. It's more of a personal song. Simply put, it asks a question of the singer "What if I believe, Christ in me?" Honestly it is a bit of a challenging song in its content. What would you do differently if you truly believed that the power of God was available to you through the Holy Spirit because of Christ's blood shed for your sins? How would you live? These are great questions! Do I allow the Holy Spirit to actually change my behavior, or do I simply spout good christianese and live the way I would without Jesus in my life? The true result of believing is a changed life. The chorus of the song sums it up well...
I would lay my worries down
see these hills as level ground
What if I believed, Christ in me?
I would praise Him with my life
Let my story lift Him high
What if I believed, Christ in me?
While this didn't seem at first like the best congregational song I've ever found, it has been well received. It is easy to sing yet challenging in content. It couples well with testimonial hymns/songs as well as making a great invitational piece that challenges us to truly think about what we just heard from the word of God.
I hope you enjoy the song. God bless.
