Jesus - Not Us - Should Be Praised

 Jesus - Not Us - Should Be Praised

By Ava Grace 

Make It count, leave a mark, build a name for yourself

Dream your dreams, chase your heart, above all else

Build a name the world remembers

These lyrics come from the song Only Jesus by Casting Crowns- and it is one of my favorites. This first verse reminds us of how we must leave behind a name that will go down in history- else we will be forgotten. No one will remember us. The song goes on:

But all an empty world can sell is empty dreams

I got lost in the lie that it was up to me

To make a name the world remembers

But Jesus is the only name to remember

The next verse unpacks how the world can only give us false hope. There is nothing in this world that will live on past death. Except Jesus. Because He is the only person in all of history that we must remember. He is the Living One, Creator of our souls, our Redeemer! Is it not only fair and right that we give Him the reverence and remembrance He deserves? I hope so. The chorus really sums up what a Christain should do:

I don't want to leave a legacy

And I, I don't care if they remember me

Only Jesus

And I, I've only got one life to live

I'll let every second point to Him

Only Jesus

Yes! This is how we should live, is it not? We need to make sure that if people remember us, it is because we were pointing all the praise back to Him. We only have one life here on this earth, and dear brothers and sisters, I urge you to let every. single. second. point back to the One Who created you! Please! This is the only way we should live. 

We are not to store up earthly treasures, but to cast it all up to heaven, where our eternal reward awaits us. 

So live, only for Him if for no one else. Just for Christ.