In the Blink of an eye I’ll be closer to You than I’ve ever been!

In the Blink of an eye by MercyMe is a reminder to me that life is short and that I need to make the most of the time God has given me here. Sometimes a song or a verse or a sermon hits me right between the eyes. This song is one of those, especially the second verse:

Sometimes I feel disappointed
By the way I spend my time
How can I further Your kingdom
When I’m so wrapped up in mine

The first verse talks about the fact that God put us here for a purpose. He created and called each and every one of us to do something for His Kingdom. Whether we are full-time ministers or lay people, God has a plan for us to further His Kingdom.

The premise for this song comes from I Corinthians 15 which talks about the rapture happening in the blink of an eye. The truth is that none of us knows just how long we have here. As I Cor says:

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
(NIV 1 Co 15:51-58)

The last line of the song says:

There’s a reason I’m alive for a blink of an eye

Do you know the reason you’re alive? Do you know the work God has called you to? If not, ask Him and He will tell you.

Father God, help me to give myself to the work you have given me to do today.

Lyrics:

You put me here for a reason
You have a mission for me
You knew my name and You called it
Long before I learned to breathe

Sometimes I feel disappointed
By the way I spend my time
How can I further Your kingdom
When I’m so wrapped up in mine

Chorus:
In the blink of an eye that is when
I’ll be closer to You than I’ve ever been
Time will fly, but until then
I’ll embrace every moment I’m given
There’s a reason I’m alive for the blink of an eye

Though I’m living a good life
Can my life be something great?
I have to answer that question
Before it’s too late

Chorus

If I give the very best of me
That becomes my legacy
So tell me what am I waiting for?
What am I waiting for?

Chorus