“Near You”

Dear Friends
We never know how or when God will speak to us. He spoke to Moses from a dark cloud. He spoke to Elijah in gentle whisper, and He spoke as a voice from Heaven when He proclaimed, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17).

Have you ever asked God to let you know it was His voice you were hearing? The other night, Bonnie prayed God would speak to her in a way that was unmistakably from Him. She awakened the next morning humming a song that seemed familiar but whose lyrics escaped us. After humming the tune several times, the words “near you” came to mind.

We Googled the words “near you” and found the lyrics to the 1947 Andrews Sister’s pop hit “Near You”. When we substituted the words “a prayer” for the words “two lips” in the original song, we discovered a wonderful, personal praise song that voices our desire to stay near Jesus.
“Near You”
By Andrews Sisters (with minor adaptation)
There’s just one place for me! Near you! (Jesus) It’s like heaven to be Near you! Times when we’re apart, I can’t face my heart! Say you’ll never stray, More than just [ a prayer] away! If my hours could be spent, Near you, (Jesus) I’d be more than content Near you! Make my life worthwhile, By telling me that I’ll Spend the rest of my days, Near you!	There is just one place for me! I’m happy when I’m near you! It’s wonderful as heaven! A special kind of heaven, But only when I’m near you! At Times when we’re apart, I wonder how I can face my heart! Say you’ll never stray, More than just [a prayer] away! If my waking hours Could be spent more Near you! I would be content! More than be content just to be Near you! Make my life worthwhile, By telling me that I’ll Spend the rest of my days, All of those happy, happy days Soooo Near you!
Songwriters: GOELL, KERMIT / CRAIG, FRANCIS Near You lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Perhaps, God used a song to let us know that we need to stay near Him.

A recording of the original song can be heard at: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AuuERS3l6DVgMyfHhWnWlSObvZx4?fr=yfp-t-901-s&toggle=1&fp=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=near%20you%20andrews%20sisters%20lyrics

Verse for the week: “God has said, ‘…Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’” (Hebrews 13:5)

Blessings,
Your friends in Christ