It's only water

Christian music artist Brandon Heath wrote and performed a song entitled "Only Water." Within this song he illustrates a farmer in Nebraska struggling to get his crops to grow. If he can't get them to grow it would become a matter of life or death. That alone inspires me, but the following lines are what get me:

"And it washes over me

Like a single river stone

Changes everything 

But has no power on its own

It's only water"

Water symbolizes in most Christian's lives a remarkable transformation of death to life. This process is better known as baptism. Baptism is a declaration is someone's life to make a proclamation to the world that you have Christ living inside of you and you aren't afraid to share it. Water isn't just something that somebody just gets "dunked" under, but it can also be like the song states a matter of life or death. I don't mean a physical life or death, though this is true as well, but I mean water to be a spiritual life or death in this situation. By bringing a clean water source to poverty stricken areas around the world that wouldn't have it otherwise, we are sharing the gospel more than we can ever imagine. I think about the faces children, women and men alike would have if we weren't so foolish to try to merely share the gospel with people when we encroach on their territory, but actually go in there first with the purpose to try and make their lives better. In order to make sure someone truly grasps what you are talking about when it comes to the gospel you must first be willing to build a relationship with them. Not only do I love Brandon Heath's song "Only Water," but I also am a huge fan of one of his other songs entitled, "The Harvester." In this song he discusses how no matter how hard the going gets, we must continue to dig deeper and show some tenacity. My favorite lines are:

"For all that we've grown 

How could we forget

Those who don't know

Or just don't know yet

Let's harvest this field

From sunrise to sunset

The Master is coming 

We are not done yet"

As Christians, we have a tendency to just try and beat people over the head with God's word, when really all they want is a friendship. Also, many people in America have the misconception that people in other countries don't have some of the same luxuries as us, so they believe that they will have nothing to relate upon. This is where they would be wrong. Talk about kids, lifestyles, just take interest in what they have to say. 


Everyday is a new day and we can't give up on the great commission. There is always somebody out there that we can bring to Christ. I have included both songs if you are interested in hearing either in their entirety.