December 10, 2009 Devotion for Today "Imagine- If Lennon Had Known Jesus"

December 10, 2009 Devotion for Today "Imagine- If Lennon Had Known Jesus"

Twenty-nine years ago this week Beetle John Lennon was gunned
down in front of his apartment. For good or for bad
his influence upon the youth of the world changed the values
of generations, including the one I grew up in. As I reflected upon his
life this week and thought about one of his most famous songs
I began to imagine myself, what if Lennon had known Jesus?
How would that song have come out then?

"Imagine- If Lennon Had Known Jesus"

Imagine there's no Jesus…
The very thought makes me cry:
Its only hell that's for us;
Tis what happens when we die.
Imagine all the people
Living without hope...

Ah ah, oh
You may say that I'm old fashioned
But I'm not the only one.
I hope one day you will find Him
As your Savior, to Him belong.

Imagine all the countries
It isn't hard to do.
Turning weapons into ploughshares
And no more hated, too.
Imagine all the people
Eternal in God's peace.

Ah ah, oh
You may say that I'm old fashioned
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you will find Him
As your Savior, to Him belong.

Imagine all our possessions
It's a wonder if you can
Letting go of everything
Putting trust into God's hand
Imagine the ones that you have loved
Living eternally.

Ah ah, oh
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one .

Jeffery C. Russell

"Give God's Peace a Chance"