The Song Grenade Is Catchy As All Get Out And It Reminds Me Of Jesus.

Unless you live in a cave and were raised by wolves...scratch that...Even if you live in a cave and were raised by wolves you have probably heard the song Grenade by Bruno Mars. I bet the wolves howl that tune at the top of their lungs. It's that catchy.

Grenade is mad catchy and I hear it everywhere. American Idol - check. Grocery stores - check. Multiple radio stations playing it at the same time - check. Church lobby - check. TV - check. I think you get the idea. It's popular and it's being played everywhere. Oh and by the way I am kidding about the being raised by wolves thing. If you haven't heard the song then it's probably because you have more important things to to do then listen to pop music. I respect that.

After listening to the song for the umpteenth time I got a little emotional. The chorus to the song reminded me of Jesus. Read the lyrics and see if you can smell what the Rob is cooking.

Cause what you don't understand is
I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same.

I understand that Jesus probably wouldn't say baby, but I do think He'd throw in the yeah, yeah, yeah because it's oh so catchy.  I kid I kid.

I know that Jesus died for my sins and yet I often struggle to die to my sin. I hold on to my selfishness all the while knowing that Jesus took a grenade in the form of a cross for me. He went through all of that pain, and sadly I often find myself not doing the same for Him. I am reminded that I am in desperate need of a Savior. Sure I have been saved, but I am being saved as we speak. Even though I am a pastor and a Christ Follower I am still in desperate need of a Savior!

"In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood." - Hebrews 12:4. Think about this verse. In our struggle against sin we haven't done everything necessary to overcome it. In other words we are holding on to it. We are afraid of doing what it takes to die to our sin.

"Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:7-8.  I praise God that He took a grenade for me.