I was listening to a friend of a friend's recording. And honestly, I tuned most of it out until I heard a line of lyrics: "The dark is not dark when you are there." I knew those words...but they don't apply to a person. They apply to God (Psalm 139:12). The fact that we use them -- and other like descriptors to describe human love and human lovers -- is merely a demonstration of the truth: We were made for God, Who truly has dominion over darkness. He is not just a temporary emotional high like human love -- but an eternal Love that destroys ALL darkness. That is the lover the songwriter was longing for yet didn't know. Even in their celebration of a lover, the lyricist was giving voice to the true depth of their need. They thought this need would be satisfied in this person -- but as later songs would tell us, all human lovers fall short. Because we were made for God. Comments are closed.
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