On Sunday as we were praying a song came into my mind that I have not heard since being a kid. I thought was a ‘Play Away’ song (remember that with Brian Cant?) and didn’t realise it was the Beatles (I had a sheltered upbringing!)
Anyway, I felt that the Holy Spirit was speaking to me about this song (yes, He does speak to us through things other than scripture) and so I googled the lyrics. As I read them (see underneath) I was amazed to see what a fantastic image of the kingdom of heaven the song represents (whatever their original meaning was I don’t particularly care).
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been, In his octopus’s garden in the shade
I’d ask my friends to come and see, An octopus’s garden with me
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would be warm below the storm, In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed, In an octopus’s garden near a cave
We would sing and dance around, Because we know we can’t be found
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would shout and swim about, The coral that lies beneath the waves
Oh what joy for every girl and boy, Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden with you
Before sin entered the world I think Eden was like this – safe, happy, carefree, joy for every girl and boy, singing, dancing, deep in the depths of the Father’s love, and even in this world of storms and pain and fear, there is a place deep in the heart of the Father that Jesus won for us at Calvary where we can be safe, secure, at peace and joy. One day we shall know this in full, but until that day let us, at the leading of the Holy Spirit, search out the ‘Octopus’s Garden’ that is the kingdom of heaven amongst and within us now.
Anyway, I felt that the Holy Spirit was speaking to me about this song (yes, He does speak to us through things other than scripture) and so I googled the lyrics. As I read them (see underneath) I was amazed to see what a fantastic image of the kingdom of heaven the song represents (whatever their original meaning was I don’t particularly care).
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been, In his octopus’s garden in the shade
I’d ask my friends to come and see, An octopus’s garden with me
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would be warm below the storm, In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed, In an octopus’s garden near a cave
We would sing and dance around, Because we know we can’t be found
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would shout and swim about, The coral that lies beneath the waves
Oh what joy for every girl and boy, Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe
I’d like to be under the sea, In an octopus’s garden with you
Before sin entered the world I think Eden was like this – safe, happy, carefree, joy for every girl and boy, singing, dancing, deep in the depths of the Father’s love, and even in this world of storms and pain and fear, there is a place deep in the heart of the Father that Jesus won for us at Calvary where we can be safe, secure, at peace and joy. One day we shall know this in full, but until that day let us, at the leading of the Holy Spirit, search out the ‘Octopus’s Garden’ that is the kingdom of heaven amongst and within us now.