So Much the More

Often the children and I get asked to sing in churches during the services, and this song is one we frequently choose. It's called "So Much the More" and it gives churches a charge to stand faithful to the end.

So  much  the  more  as  you  see  the  day  approaching.

So  much  the  more  when  His  coming  is  at  hand. 

We need  the  church,  and  the  saints,  and  the  worship  of  the  Lord 

To  stand  faithful  to  the  end,  so  much  the  more. 

There's  a  famine  in  the  land,  not  for  food  or  for  water, 

But  for  the  hearing  of  the  precious  Word  of  God. 

And  this  world  can't  understand  why  we  build  our  lives  around  it. 

As  for  me  and  my  house:  We'll  serve  the  LORD! 

So  much  the  more  as  you  see  the  day  approaching. 

So  much  the  more  when  His  coming  is  at  hand. 

We need  the  church,  and  the  saints,  and  the  worship  of  the  Lord 

To  stand  faithful  to  the  end,  so  much  the  more.

The title comes from Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

The section about famine in the land comes from Amos 8:11: "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:" Let us ever have a hunger and a thirst for God's  precious Word!

The charge continues with this well-known phrase from Joshua 24:15. "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

See the video of the kids and I singing it here:

https://vimeo.com/164129898

The Fool Hath Said in his Heart

As a child, I can very well recall looking forward to April first when it was acceptable to pull jokes on family and friends. 

You know what I'm talking about:

"Hey, Mom, your shoe is untied." My mom would proceed to look at her shoes. "Ha! April Fools!"

"Hey, Sis, someone went into your room and took your favorite doll!" My sister would run to her room to find her doll exactly where she left it. "Gotcha! April Fools!" 

"Hey, Dad..." Oh, never mind. Smart kids don't pull April Fools jokes on Dad.

Now, I am mature and have not pulled a single April Fools joke on anyone in years. 

Webster's dictionary defines a fool as a person who lacks good sense or judgement.

The Bible defines a fool a bit differently:

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. " Psalm 14:1

I've heard it said a time or two that believing in God is for people who are weak and use God as a crutch. Well, the Bible says it is foolish to believe there is no God. I often wonder how these people go through life seeing the beauty of creation all around them and not believe in the God that created it all.