Lyrics
Going to Glory
Read together: Psalm 19:7–11; Psalm 119:105; Isaiah 55:8–11; 1 Peter 1:23–25; John 5:39–40
Where do you turn first in the morning? For many of us, it is a phone screen—news, messages, notifications, all competing for our attention before our feet hit the floor. This song begins somewhere else: In the stillness of the morning, I lean against God's Word. It's the sweetest voice I've ever read or heard.
The chorus pours out a list of descriptions—infallible, incredible, undefeatable, unforgettable, remarkable, unfathomable. It is almost as if the singer cannot find enough words to say how good the Scriptures are. The psalmists felt the same way.
Read Psalm 19:7–11. David says the law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart; the commandment of the Lord is radiant, giving light to the eyes. Then he says they are more precious than gold and sweeter than honey. That is why the song calls God's Word the sweetest voice.
Read Psalm 119:105. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." The song borrows that image. A lamp does not light up the whole road at once. It shows the next step. Some days that is all we need—just enough light for the next faithful decision.
The song also says God's Word teaches God's mercy and wrath. That is an important balance. Scripture does not flatter us. It tells the truth about our sin and God's holiness. But it also tells the truth about His astonishing mercy. If we only want the comforting verses, we miss the full picture. If we only hear the warnings, we miss the good news.
The second verse says that God's Word goes out and comes back. That echoes Isaiah 55:8–11. God says His ways are higher than ours, and that as the rain and snow come down and water the earth, "so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please." When Scripture is read, preached, or shared, it is never wasted. God uses it.
The tag brings the song to its title. What does God's Word tell us about glory? It tells of Heaven and how to find my way. It promises a home there for me one day—not because of me or what I've done, but by the power of Jesus' blood. Read 1 Peter 1:23–25. Believers have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. The Word does more than inform us. It gives us new life.
There is one more caution. Read John 5:39–40. Jesus told religious leaders that they diligently studied the Scriptures thinking that in them they had eternal life—"These are the very words that testify about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me to have life." The Bible's purpose is to lead us to Jesus. Reading it without coming to Him misses its point entirely.
If you have never read the Bible for yourself, start with the Gospel of John. Ask God to show you who Jesus is. And if you have read it for years, ask Him to make it sweet to you again.
A moment to respond: Tomorrow morning, before you look at your phone, read Psalm 19:7–11. Choose one phrase from it and carry it with you through the day. Write it on a sticky note or set it as your lock screen.
Let's pray: Lord, thank You for Your Word—perfect, trustworthy, and sweeter than honey. Make it a lamp for our feet each day. Teach us both Your mercy and Your holiness. Let Your Word accomplish its purpose in us, and above all, let it lead us to Jesus, through whose blood we have a home in glory. Amen.
Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that God's Word would become the sweetest voice you know—and that it would lead you all the way to glory through Jesus.
