In my work I often run into students who have pretty messed up home lives. From parents in prison, to drug addicts, to teen parents who left kids with grandparents to go live their own lives, my students come from backgrounds that I can't begin to imagine (nor do I want to). And I'm put in a unique situation of being able to love my students (hopefully well) with a love that comes from Christ, that is different from what they have experienced or could imagine.
Father to the fatherless, defender of the weak
Freedom for the prisoner, we sing
Do you sing that? Does your life sing that out? If people looked at your interactions with people, do they sing out that Christ brings freedom for the prisoner? Are you living in freedom? Because these promises are not just for my students who have clearly broken childhoods - it's for all of us. Are you living like you're free? Or are you slipping your wrists back into unlocked shackles, claiming prisoner?
Sing out lift your voice and cry out
Awesome is our strong God mighty is our God
Our God is strong and mighty - He breaks the chains and unbolts the shackles. And He is with us, no matter where we go. So... whether in full voice or full action, sing out - let your voice be lifted and cry out about the awesomeness of our God.
May my life fully reflect the freedom for the prisoner - that He defends the weak. Not just the weak around me, but the weak in me. May my voice ring out both as it does in this song, out loud, but also as the quiet whisper of me loving on my students - providing them with the hope that they have a Father, a defender, and a future living in freedom.
Father to the fatherless Defender of the weak
Freedom for the prisoner we sing
This is God in His holy place
This is God clothed in love and strength
Sing out lift your voice and cry out
Awesome is our strong God mighty is our God
You're with us in the wilderness faithful to provide
Ev'ry breath and ev'ry step we see
Sing out lift your voice and cry out
Awesome is our strong God mighty is our God
Sing out raise your hands and shout out
Awesome is our strong God mighty is our God
There is no higher, no,
There is no greater, no,
There is none stronger than our God.
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Jason Ingram / Jon Egan / Meredith Andrews
Strong God lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Spirit Music Group, Essential Music Publishing, Capitol Christian Music Group
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