In this amazing song by Steven Curtis Chapman, he sings: "I am the heart, I need the heartbeat. I am the eyes, I need the sight...But who'll give purpose to chance? I am the dancer. I need the Lord of the dance."
If we live life in this world with this framework, what amazing things we can do! We need God to give us the heartbeat, the sight, the life, and ultimately purpose. When we have faith in the risen savior Jesus, we get all this and more. Let us give thanks and praise to the Lord of the dance!
Verse for Consideration:
Psalm 25:4-8 ESV
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
Lyrics:
On the bank of the Tennessee River, In a small Kentucky town
I drew my first breath one cold November morning
And before my feet even touched the ground
With the doctors and the nurses gathered 'round
I started to dance, I started to dance
A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder
Footloose and fancy free
But it would happen, as it does for every dancer
That I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see
And find a longing deep inside of me, it said
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
I am the eyes, I need the sight
I realize that I am just a body
I need the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But who'll give purpose to chance
I am the dancer
I need the Lord of the dance
The world beneath us spins in circles
And this life makes us twist and turn and sway
But we were made for more than rhythm with no reason
By the one who moves with passion and with grace
As He dances over all that He has made
I am the heart, He is the heartbeat
I am the eyes, He is the sight
And I see clearly, I am just a body
He is the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But He gives purpose to chance
I am the dancer He is the Lord of the dance Lord of the dance Lord of the dance And while the music of His love and mercy plays I will fall down on my knees and I will pray I am the heart, You are the heartbeat I am the eyes, You are the sight And I see clearly, I am just a body You are the life I move my feet, I go through the motions But You give purpose to chance I am the dancer You are the Lord of the dance I am the dancer You are the Lord of the dance