On Emmaus Road

Happy Monday friends. I hope your weekend brought you rest and that you are ready to face this week head on. For this Music Monday I’m sharing a song I actually just head for the first time this weekend. After writing Friday’s blog about the temptations and battles we face this song just spoke to me. I love how God works everything together.

The song is called, “See A Victory” by Elevation Worship. It’s a little of a longer song so make yourself comfortable, close your eyes, and just listen.

There are so many lyrics that stick out to me. That speak and encourage me. One set is;

“There's power in the mighty name of Jesus
Every war He wages He will win
I'm not backing down from any giant
'Cause I know how this story ends
Yes, I know how this story ends”

It is so hard when I’m facing a giant to remember that I already know how the story ultimately ends. I know that God wins - very time. Yet, when I’m in the middle of it I waiver or question, when I should not be backing down. When I should be standing tall against my giant and calling on Jesus to help me defeat it. I say there is power in the name of Jesus, but it’s only when I’m standing in front of my giants that I can see if I mean it or not.

The second set of lyrics that spoke to me, broke my heart in the best way. They are;

“You take what the enemy meant for evil
And You turn it for good
You turn it for good
You take what the enemy meant for evil
And You turn it for good
You turn it for good”

This is so true. I am currently working on my testimony to share at church and looking back into my past is not always a happy thing to spend time doing. I, like I’m sure most of you have things you would rather never think of, or forget happened altogether. But it’s through the looking back that I can see how God literally took “what the enemy mean for evil”, what he meant to use to bring me down and keep me down, and turned it into something beautiful. I can say honestly say there are things in my past that are ugly, but I have watched God take that ugly and allow it to minster to another one of His children in incredible ways.

This song will be one that I know will be played over and over again when I’m in the middle of a battle - as a prayer, as a reminder, as a battle cry. I pray that whatever battle you’re currently fighting you can find hope and encouragement in this song. Know friends that you are going to see a victory at the end - you know how the story ends - and it’s good.

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann