So I posted the other day of a pop culture surprise and how I randomly ran across a song by Selena Gomez with some positive lyrics. This week while out on a run (I'm prepping for a Feb marathon), I happened to hear this song by MIKESCHAIR:
MIKESCHAIR - "Keep Changing The World" Lyrics by http://www.sweetslyrics.com/
Something here is wrong
There are children without homes
But we just move along to take care of our own
There's so much suffering just outside our door
A cry so deafening
We just can't ignore
To all the people who are fighting for the broken
All the people who keep holding on to love
All the people who are reaching for the lonely
Keep changing the world
Chorus:
Take a look around
Before the sun goes out
What's lost can still be found
It's not too late now
It only takes one spark to make the fire burn
So reach inside your heart and let this be the start
Chorus (X2)
I know you see this suffering
How they gonna recover when
People just look over like,
Like they don't even notice em,
Everyone who's focusing,
On ending all this hopelessness
You can change the world
By changing Who the world is hoping in.
I see the sun coming up
It's a brighter day
Let's show the world that love is a better way
So lend a hand join the fight
'Cause time is ticking away
Keep changing the world
Chorus (X2) (Italics mine.)Now, I understand that MIKESCHAIR is a (so called) "Christian" band. The reason I phrase it like that, is the simple fact that a group technically cannot fall under the category of Christian. Because a Christian is a person that follows/believes in/bases one's life on Jesus Christ. But, a band can be comprised of Christians, and can seek to write God-honoring lyrics/songs, but it cannot really be in that sense of the word. So, I wasn't really surprised hearing such a great message, but I did want to bring it up here as it really hit me.
I don't know if you're a regular reader, or first-time visitor, or whatever but I often talk about/discuss/debate apologetics and other philosophic issues through this site, and I love a good debate/discussion about the existence of God, morality, philosophy, etc. But, in all that, sometimes I lose sight of what the Gospel is really about. I mean the word actually means, "good news," but I don't think about the hope of the Gospel. This song really put that back into my thoughts. Is apologetics important? Yes. Does it offer strong arguments for Christ? Yes. Will it (alone) bring people to the hope that is in Christ Jesus? Probably not, it's too confrontational.
