Nothing is Better Than You!

This morning’s song comes to you from Elevation Worship, “Graves to Gardens”. This has been one of my favorites for the past few months.

A couple of phrases kept rolling through my mind as I woke  up this morning. The first phrase is “nothing is better than you”. That should be our hearts cry all the time. It is so simple to believe and have it be a part of our lives. It feels so wonderful when I am living this, yet there are times that I still find myself worrying or fretting over something that for him is so trivial, making that thing or problem bigger and more important than Him. Which leads right into the next phrase that kept rolling over in my mind.

“You turn mourning to dancing, you give beauty for ashes, you turn shame into glory, you’re the only one who can”. As I pondered this statement, it occured to me that he can’t do any of those things without a trade. If I don’t give him my mourning, he can’t turn it into dancing, I won’t receive beauty if I don’t let go of the ashes, and that shame will stay with me and I’ll never see glory if I don’t release it to Him. I mean, He can do all of these things without my trading up, but what would be the point? We have a worldly saying that says, “no pain, no gain”. It’s painful to give up our sorrows and shame. For me, it’s not because I want to carry them around, but because I know the scripture, to much is known, much is required. If I give those things up for better things, what will the Lord require of me? The Bible tells us to do justly and love mercy. That doesn’t seem all that hard.

The other chorus that was rolling this morning was, “You turn graves into gardens, you turn bones into armies, you turn seas into highways, you’re the only one who can”.  That got me to thinking about Peter and how he stepped out onto the water. That sea was turned into a highway for him to walk on. It was only when he took his eyes off of Jesus that he began to sink. How many times in my life does Jesus say, “come”? How many times am I afraid of sinking? How many times do I not believe that he can turn that sea into a highway for me to feel stable on? The answer, a lot!

For me, this song is such an encouragement and declaration of my love for God. I sing it with such adoration for my creator. I hope that it encourages you and brings you to a place of worship like it does for me.

GRAVES INTO GARDENS
Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Tiffany Hammer, Brandon Lake
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VERSE 1
I searched the world
But it couldn’t fill me
Man’s empty praise
and treasures that fade
Are never enough
VERSE 2
Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire is now satisfied
Here in Your love
CHORUS
Oh there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord there’s nothing, nothing is better
than You
VERSE 3
I’m not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord You’ve seen them all
And You still call me friend
VERSE 4
‘Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There’s not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won’t find me again
BRIDGE
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can
BRIDGE 2
You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You’re the only one who can
You’re the only one who can
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