by Chantalle Wookey
Oh my! ... Was my thought when I first realised I would be writing a blog on Psalm 137 because I had no idea what to say about it. All that kept coming into my mind was the well-known song!
Then I realised this psalm is a song, it almost definitely did not originally sound like the Boney M version but never the less was a song from those in exile. How can they sing when they are in captivity away from the Promised Land and Jerusalem - without a proper place to worship? The call to dash their captive little ones against the rocks seems a bit hard to swallow but I guess it helps express the strength of feeling they had with regards to their circumstances.
I guess the real purpose of this Psalm is not to forget a very difficult time in their history and to celebrate all that God had brought them through.
We in the same way should have sadness for sin and captivity that was in our lives before we were saved and indeed any sin that creeps into our lives even though we are saved in the same way as the Israelites had sadness for being captives in a foreign land. It is good for us to remember that we were once captive, that Christ has set us free and to keep walking in the spirit, where there is liberty.
Today, take some time to remember that you are no longer a slave to sin but transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). Because of Jesus’ finished work we are no longer captives but transformed. Remember where God has brought you from today and seek his continual freedom by choosing to partner with the Holy Spirit in living a life that is full of adventure and promise in his transforming power.
No longer slaves is a that kind of worship song which can change the life. Because after listening this song the thinking about the God will change. The people who listen here this song will come to know how much God loves us. No longer slaves chords
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