Beautiful Things
“The Spirit of the LORD GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion – to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:1-3Beauty from ashes…what a marvelous thought. And that’s exactly what God does with us. He takes our brokenness, our heap of ashes, and He makes something beautiful from it, when we choose to give it to Him.This is by no means a new song, and perhaps many of you know it. We sing it in my church often. Still, I pray that in light of the above verses, your heart will be encouraged by the words. Be comforted in knowing that God does make beautiful things out of dust, out of ashes, out of our ruins, and in doing so, He is glorified and we are blessed.Below are the words to “Beautiful Things” by Gungor. This is song that you will want to have for yourself. The words are incredible, and the melody even better. The entire album is worth the $7.99 you’ll spend, but if nothing else, do yourself a favor and get this song today. Let the truth of its message wash over your heart and give you hope. Our pain and our brokenness need not be in vain. Our heavenly Father can turn it into something so beautiful.Beautiful ThingsAll this pain I wonder if I’ll ever find my way I wonder if my life could really change at all All this earth Could all that is lost ever be found Could a garden come up from this ground at allYou make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of usAll around Hope is springing up from this old ground Out of chaos life is being found in YouYou make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of usYou make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of usYou make me new, You are making me new You make me new, You are making me new You are making me newYou make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of usYou make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of usYou make me new, You are making me new You make me new, You are making me new