The song I'm talking about is called "All You Did Was Save My Life" by Our Lady Peace. I'm sure most of you can see where I'm going with this just by the title, and maybe some of you have even heard the song, so you'll be way ahead of the curve here. Let's look though at what this song's lyrics are. I'll start with the first few lines of the chorus, these are what I feel really caught my attention when I heard this song. The verses are "I'm not dying, all you did was save my life, pulled me out of that flat line, put the heartbeat back inside". Everyone may be different, but when I was saved through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, it felt as though I regained something in my life. Yes it took me awhile, and I still struggle from time to time with things, but I have "a heartbeat", a heart that is beating for Christ. Before being saved I was on a flat line path to death, an eternal separation from God, but through the redeeming power of Christ's blood that was shed for us I was literally pulled up out of that pit, or flat line.
The next part of the chorus is, "I'm not dying, all you did was get me through, I owe every breath to you, heart and soul un-paralyzed, all you did was save my life". Can you think back to a time before you were saved, when things seemed just completely overwhelming with no end in sight? Did you get through it, and know that it wasn't you who got through and have the feeling that it had to have been God? I know I've had similar instances in my life, and before I was saved, I knew what I was feeling but my heart just wouldn't move, it was paralyzed. Christ broke that bond that was on my heart, He un-paralyzed my heart and soul. Now I can shout for joy from my heart and soul for Christ! I've been freed from death, and my heart and soul are moving for Christ.
The last part I would like to highlight are the lines "I'm not afraid to see, the devils gone underground, the tightropes been cut down, and I can finally breathe". What is there for us to fear in this life when Christ is living in us? What can we fear to see? Christ broke the chains of death, he freed us from bondage. At one point in our lives we were all afraid to see what may be lurking around the corner, because that thing lurking may have been death, and death without Christ meant an eternity of separation from God. I'm not saying that things will be all roses for the rest of our lives here on earth, things will be hard at times, but we have a blessed assurance that in the end we will be rewarded. All we have to do is believe in Christ, and His death and resurrection. These things all tie in also with the line, "the tightropes been cut down and I can finally breathe". Get saved and breathe in the air people, it feels so much better when you know who your Rock is. I'd say also that the line "the devils gone underground" is pretty easy to figure out. Yes, he may attack, and yes he may try to pull you down, but don't ever forget, when we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, and confessed our sins, that war with the Devil is already won. And there is nothing he can do to stop you.
Trust, obey, believe, and constantly pray is something a cousin of mine always adds to her emails. Keep these things in mind, and thank God for saving your life.
Dustin
"All You Did Was Save My Life"
c.2009 Our Lady Peace
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