By Lisa Wilmore
…And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died…So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’ ”And she answered, “It is well.” (2 Kings 4).
My Christian Friends,
The African American traditional church sang a collection of hymns by Dr. Watts. The songs were noted for bringing a sense of appreciation of God’s almighty power and the assurance that He would deliver them from struggles, disappointments, and discomfitures that they endured during slavery as well as post slavery. Of course, Dr. Watts’ hymns have almost become extent in the African American churches, which once were the pillar of strength during most troubling times.
Interestingly, songs that are sung in our churches today are songs that have very little meaning as it relates to the struggles once owned by our fore-parents. Some modern day songs are sung with the aroma to perform rather than to transform the lives of individuals. Dr. Watts’ hymns, when sang, were and still are in many cases fulfilling with a display of appreciation of God, the Father, who will work things out.
Dr. Watt’s Hymns such as, “If the Lord don’t help me, I can’t stand the storm”; “I’m talking about Jesus, He’s a friend of mine”; “It’s like fire, shut up in my bones”; and my favorite, “Let Jesus fix it-It will be alright.” Yes! “Let Jesus fix it-It will be alright.” Wow! As I recall these songs by Dr. Watts, I feel like I am in church service.
Excitingly, I began to think about how Jesus will fix our many struggles and disappointments that we face in this season of our lives. Dr. Watts’ Hymn, “Let Jesus fix it-It will be alright resonated in my spirt and I began to sing it, and was encouraged knowing that Jesus has everything under control. Yes, my friends, he can, and will fix it.
I can only imagine what the Shunammite women was thinking when her child died on her knees. She never gave up hope-knowing that God could work through His prophet and preacher. Therefore, I encourage you to “Let Jesus fix it-It will be alright.”
