I was struck today by the words of a song entitled "I am second" by Newsboys. It says, "I am second to One, He is second to none." I know that I am second to God and that He is second to none, but I began to wonder if I really live that way. I had to stop and ask myself, do I truly live my life by putting God first, or do I put Him second to some things in my life? It is hard to admit to my failure, but I believe that I put God second in some things in my life. I don't want to admit to it, I want to live with God as first. But just like any other sinner I am going to fail. And this is one of those areas in which I fail. I need to remember to put God first in everything. He IS second to NONE! No one can take a place above Him. It reminds me of Satan's fall at the very beginning. He wanted to be above God, he forgot that NO ONE can be above God. That is why he was thrown out of heaven. We cannot forget that God is second to none, He is first in everything! We have to live in that truth! We must put God first in everything! I pray that God will help me in this! Lord, I want you to be first in my life, I pray that You would help me! Help me to remember that I am second to One, and He is second to none! Thank You, Lord! Amen.
I am second
By Newsboys
There's a me that I don't really like
A me that says I'm
In control till the day that I die
And I don't know why
I push I pull I fight I fall
I end up crawling back to
That place where I figure it out
That I, that I, that I
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One And He is second to none And He is second to none Second to none
There's a change when I swallow my pride And I surrender There's a peace When I open my eyes So I remember To live's to die To fall's to rise To kneel's to find the Savior Here I am and I've figured it out Tonight tonight tonight…
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One And He is second to none
Second to none
He said "You come alive When you lose your life" So I lay it down Yeah I surrender all
I surrender all
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I 'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One
He is second to none...
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One And He is second to none And He is second to none Second to none
There's a change when I swallow my pride And I surrender There's a peace When I open my eyes So I remember To live's to die To fall's to rise To kneel's to find the Savior Here I am and I've figured it out Tonight tonight tonight…
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One And He is second to none
Second to none
He said "You come alive When you lose your life" So I lay it down Yeah I surrender all
I surrender all
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One
I'm second to One Redeemer, the Way, the Light I 'm second to One The Saviour, No compromise I'm laying everything At the foot of the cross My pride, my life, my all I am second to One
He is second to none...
Hi there! Awesome song, amen?! Just wondering, which verse do you think they are talking about when they say "He says 'You come alive when you lose your life'"?
ReplyDeleteIs it Luke 17:33? (Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. - Luke 17:33)
Or Romans 6? ("Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ" passage)
Are there any other verses you can think of?
Thanks!
God bless,
Mike
It is an awesome song! My thought was that they were basing that phrase on the entire idea of the Christian walk, dying daily to ourselves so that Christ may live in us. To add to Romans 6 and Luke 17:33 there is Philippians 1:21 were Paul says, “for me to live is Christ…” This whole idea also reminds me of 2 Corinthians 5:17 which talks about us becoming new creations IN Christ, our old self has died and our new self is Christ living in us. Thanks for pointing out that line to me! It is always good to remind ourselves that we are dying to ourselves and living in Christ!
DeleteBecause of Christ,
Anne Mikkel
Awesome, yup I know those verses - love them!
DeleteI guess I was wondering who the "he" was in that line (whether it was Jesus or Paul or someone else) and whether it was a direct quote from the Bible (since it was in quotes in the song haha). But yeah, it makes sense that it's paraphrasing the Word to describe the Christian walk.
All right, well keep glorifying Christ! :D
Mike