Needs....

If you have listened to country music or even light rock lately, you have heard these words: "It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now...." Maybe if you are a bit older and will admit you know this song:

So many nights I sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dreams I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now You've come along....go ahead, all together now....on second thought I won't do that to you. Or perhaps you remember the song that produced this verse:

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

As I was walking this morning, all three of those songs came to my mind. Now to be perfectly clear, I wasn't listening to my ipod and let's be brutally honest, I do not have You Light Up My Life anywhere in my possesion. I do find it interesting that all of these songs popped into my mind are very different and span several generations of contemporary music. However, there is one underlying theme that can unite them together. Each song speaks of a need that all of humanity has had since the beginning of time. We all have the need to be wanted, to be loved, and not to be lonely. Could it be that this is part of our genetic make up? While I have no scientific research to support that idea, I do know that we have a God that created us to be in fellowship with Him and in fellowship with each other. In fact, God's Word reminds that He has called us into fellowship with Him. I Corinthians 1:9 states it pretty clearly: God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful (NIV). Other verses remind us of our need for fellowship with others who recognize our need for Christ. I John 1:7 states it this way, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin."

So the next time you find yourself at a quarter after one, looking for someone or just sitting at the dock of the bay, remember that you are indeed created to be in fellowship with a God that loves you, cares for you, and knows what is best for you! In other words, if you are enjoying Lady Antebellum, reminiscing with Debby Boone, or grooving with Otis Redding, anytime, anyplace, He is your source to fulfill that void that comes from loneliness!

Maybe, the old hymn has said it best:
I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord; no tender voice like thine can peace afford. Refrain: I need thee, O I need thee; every hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee.
I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby; temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.
I need thee every hour, in joy or pain; come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
I need thee every hour; teach me thy will; and thy rich promises in me fulfill.
I need thee every hour, most Holy One; O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son.