Jeremy Camp - There Will Be A Day ~ AL (Annotated Lyrics)

The hornet’s nest

     The hornet’s nest is not something any of us want to stir up. We all do, some accidentally and some intentionally. This hornet’s nest of which I write is our ‘stinkin thinkin’ and it is every bit as dangerous (if not more) as an actual hornet’s nest. It leads to every sin that exists and it happens to each and every one of us. All sins begin with a thought; that is why we are to guard our thoughts. This one thing is key to a life fulfilled in Christ.

Guard my thoughts for they become my words…guard my words for they become my actions…guard my actions for they become my destiny.

“…whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Phil 4:8

We all have or had had times when we become discontent with life. Our circumstances may be less than (what we think is) ideal and when we start to dwell on our less than ideal lives the hornets start to swarm.

When I lived in the country we had a slope behind our house where I had planted crepe myrtles. One day I was working outside and I noticed several hornets. I started looking for a nest and discovered many in the soft dirt around the crepe myrtle trees.  This was not good, but I do remember that it did not make me panic. I found out what to drench the nests with and took care of it immediately. I had a family and numerous friends, beside myself, to think about, so there was no time for fear or panic, just action.

The reason I’m sharing this is that when the hornets start to swarm in my thoughts one of the first things I experience is a frozen kind of fear. I cannot make myself move left or right. I neither have the desire nor the energy to do anything about them. “be still and know…I can do all things through Christ…the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” – not helping! Now don’t lie, I know I’m not the only one who’s been there. It’s not helping because the hornets in my head are buzzing so loud by now that I’m too distracted by fear. I can’t be still right now and know! Can’t you see I’m in grave danger just now? “Come to me all who are weary and I shall give you rest.” Do His words not apply when we are in our darkest thoughts; the brink of the crisis? This is when God’s word becomes so crucial – He is our hope, our help, our salvation and rest. The prince of this world has no power over me unless I give it to him.

Jesus our Savior has defeated Satan. Satan’s attacks are only illusions, but we must guard our thoughts at all times for he is the master of lies and deception. We can hear the hornets swarming and if we start to fear they will sting! Never underestimate Satan; he is counting on our fear and panic. “Fear not, for I am thy God, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness for My name’s sake.” Isaiah 41:10

It comes down to one thing and that is – which are we choosing to believe, the father of lies or the God of truth? One leads to destruction and the other to life.

When we have chosen “..the life I now live I live through faith in Christ Jesus who died so I might live” it will be swarmed by the enemy in ways we cannot even imagine. There will be times when we do panic, we do freeze up but our Shepherd is not leaving us. If we will get off to ourselves and listen, we will hear His voice! When we find ourselves in the hornet’s nest, God is urging us to lay it all down at the foot of the cross, regardless of our circumstances. In fact, that is what God has been doing with me as of the last 6 months to a year. I need God, I need Jesus, and I need the Holy Spirit. The hornets may swarm but I need pay them no mind, for I am His and they cannot take me from Him. I can ‘walk through the valley of the shadow of death and I will fear no evil”. My joy will be restored. I always wonder why after I’m out of the dark valley where I froze in fear that I didn’t bolt towards my Savior’s voice? Perhaps He has much to teach me, so at some time when the hornets swarm I will simply smile and say ‘it is well, it is well with my soul!’

We must guard our lives in the truth; we must rest in the shadow of His wings. Every day God gives us breath is a gift! Enjoy the gift to the fullest in praise and fellowship with our Lord and Savior. When we lay it all at the foot of the cross we find our energy and desire was always there waiting for us to pick up our cross and follow after Thee. Our cross is full of joy and it is full of blessings and through the Holy Spirit we too will see it, not with human eyes or reasoning but through the bright light of the Holy Spirit, for it is written “My peace I leave with you.”

     Heavenly Father, calm our anxious hearts, let us dwell with You in spirit every day until we can be with You for eternity. We long for You and yet You are with us always. Let our hearts rejoice, may we be light in this dark world! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Love to all in Christ Jesus C:)