{"id":178,"date":"2017-03-31T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T13:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wewaitheworks\/?p=178"},"modified":"2017-04-10T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T14:06:58","slug":"meanings-behind-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wewaitheworks\/2017\/03\/meanings-behind-songs.html","title":{"rendered":"Meanings Behind Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-179\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/405\/2017\/03\/thirdday-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"thirdday\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Third Day is a Christian rock band that has been around since the early 1990s. They have so many hit songs, that it&#8217;s hard to pick which one\u00a0to write\u00a0on. However, I picked\u00a0a song\u00a0that is easy dig into the meanings behind it, as well as a fun song to explore.\u00a0 The Song is called &#8220;Nothing Compares&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The lyrics for the first verse and chorus are as follows: \u201cI&#8217;ve heard all the stories. I&#8217;ve seen all the signs. Witnessed all the glory. Tasted all that&#8217;s fine. But, nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord. Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord.\u201d The words pretty much speak for themselves but I\u2019m digging deeper into them. Everyone has heard the stories about great food, good company and finer things in life. But, how many people know Jesus and God on a deep personal level? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If you know God in the intimate ways through prayer, scripture, and going to church regularly, that\u2019s awesome. But there\u2019s something incredible about knowing that absolutely nothing compares to knowing Him as your Lord. You know that nothing can ever come close to the greatness of recognizing Him for who He really is.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The greatness of knowing Him comes from exploring the beauty of His wonders on Earth, through prayers, and through getting to know other believers. It also comes through spending quality time with Him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The second verse and chorus are as follows: \u201cI see all the people. Wasting all their time. Building up their riches. For a life that&#8217;s fine. But, nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord. Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord.\u201d This verse says that people have been wasting their time by not knowing God. That might seem harsh, but it literally is the truth. If people don\u2019t know God and what He can do for them in their lives, then their lives on earth might be a bit worth it, but they\u2019ll never have a reward of eternal life in Heaven. How can anyone pass that opportunity up? Think about it, the song says nothing compares to knowing God personally, so why would anyone ever want to miss out on the opportunity to get to know Him? Why would anyone want to waste their time thinking that He doesn\u2019t exist, when there are clear cut signs that He does in fact exist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The bridge is as follows: \u201cI find myself just living for today. Cause I don&#8217;t know what tomorrow&#8217;s gonna bring. So no matter if I rise or fall, I&#8217;ll never be alone, oh no. But, nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord. Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing You, Lord.\u201d This will forever hold true, that we don\u2019t know what tomorrow may bring, or whether we will be welcoming tomorrow. We don\u2019t know when our last day is. This fact can scare some people, thinking something like \u2018oh boy, how will I ever get God to forgive me&#8217;, or &#8216;how will I ever get God to pay attention to me?&#8217; Some may even think,\u00a0 &#8216;why try talking to Him when I\u2019ve sinned so much? What will He do to me?&#8217; Or even asking &#8216;how can I make it to Heaven and can I do it without God?&#8217; The answer is no. we can\u2019t do it without God. We will fail every time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">However, some people will find comfort in knowing that our days are numbered and that God is in complete control. It brings some people comfort to know that we aren\u2019t the ones who know how long we will be around for. This gives us the opportunity to get to know Him and others, to spread His word and to do what He has called us to do before our time is up.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">I know I\u2019d rather have Him in control than have me in control of anything, because even though hard times happen, we can rest assured that He knows and wants what is best for us. Why try to control our lives, when He is clearly already in control. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">In our lives, no matter where we can go, what we can see, or what we could and can do on our own, nothing compares to knowing God.\u00a0 Even what could be given to us ,or what we can accomplish, no matter what ever happens in our lives, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">there is nothing that will even come close to knowing Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Embrace that opportunity to get to know Him freely through His salvation. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third Day is a Christian rock band that has been around since the early 1990s. They have so many hit songs, that it&#8217;s hard to pick which one\u00a0to write\u00a0on. 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