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Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. Psalm 127:1 (NIV)

“To imagine is to think or create something that is not real in your mind.”  This is what Peter Pan encouraged the lost boys to do in the movie “Hook,” when they would picture themselves having scrumptious meals by holding up their hands and chewing thin air.

In the music world, we also hear the word imagine quite a bit, as sometimes a little bit of utopia can boost the spirits of mankind, especially during hard times.  A man named John Lennon, who became a famous songwriter as one of the leaders of the popular rock group “The Beatles,” wrote a hit song in the 1970’s called “Imagine.”  In the words of his song, Lennon, who was also known for his political activism and pacifism, spoke of the “ideal world” he imagined, where there was no religion and no heaven or hell, no greed or hunger, and where men were friends and shared everything.  The tune for Lennon’s song became very popular and is played frequently by radio stations worldwide even though Lennon has been dead since December 8, 1980.  Ironically, the man who advocated for no religion, no wars, no greed and no hell in his song, ended up being shot at close range by a supposed-to-be fan of his named Mark David Chapman.  In articles and interviews post-Lennon’s-death, Chapman did not give a plausible reason for assassinating the singer.  He was also depicted as sitting calmly on the sidewalk awaiting for police as others tried, unsuccessfully, to resuscitate Lennon.

In a twisted sort of a way, Lennon was right: Men don’t need religion. But they need God. They need redemption.  Heaven is a reality, and so is hell.  God willingly gave up His only Son so that we could have a chance at spending eternity with Him in heaven, (1 John 2:24-25) and that, to me, is of far greater importance and necessity, than to imagine that above us there is only sky.

“My soul rejoices in You, my king. Thank You for saving me.”

For His Glory

Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life