Fandom: “At last… My love has come along… My lonely days… are over… And life is like a song…” – Etta James
Verses: Luke 2:28-30, Micah 5:4-5, Luke 15:7
Nugget: When Jesus arrives, the whole world breathes a long sigh of blissful relief.
This is a beautiful love song, truly a classic, and it seemed like the perfect fit for Christmas day. Hope you enjoy this post about Etta James’ stunning “At Last” and the sweet bliss of everything coming together.
That nice satisfied feeling…
I listened to the end of a sweetly romantic audiobook as I was waking up this morning. You know the kind, where you’re rooting for each of the characters individually, but then the author throws in a romantic twist and suddenly you’re rooting for them to be together and it makes you so happy when all the loose ends get tied up and the two have found each other and aaahhhhhh 😊😻🤩🥰
That’s the feeling that “At Last” gives me, and that’s also the feeling I get from the birth of Jesus in Luke 2. Just listen to how Simeon and Anna react to finally seeing Him: “He (Simeon) took him (Jesus) up in his arms and blessed God and said, ‘Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation…” (Luke 2:28-30)
Simeon surely felt that great, relieved, peaceful feeling of a promise finally being fulfilled. For him, all the loose ends had been tied up, and for us, thousands of years later, our loose ends can be tied up too.
After thousands of years of silence, the Israelites finally heard a prophecy from God, and witnessed the fulfillment of all His promises. Like this one in Micah 5:
“And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
And he shall be their peace.” (Micah 5:4-5)
The world is swept off its feet
Another feeling from this song is that of being the heroine in the great dramatic love story, gazing into your love interest’s eyes as the pieces finally start to fall into place and the audience chants, “kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!” I found a dream that I could speak to.. a dream that I can call my own…
But instead of a human standing before me now, I see the King of Kings. He stands in front of me, with so much love and warmth and fire in His eyes, that I can hardly stand to look at Him, and yet He is so beautiful that I can’t seem to look away. Every inch of me, every fiber of my being, tingles with anticipation of what He’ll do next, longing for the sparks that will fly when He touches my hand, leading me into a beautiful adventure together. And as we stroll away, Etta James holds out the last few notes of her beautiful song: For you are mine… at last!!
That’s how Jesus felt when He welcomed me into His arms. That’s how He still feels every time I come to Him. And that’s how He feels when anyone accepts Him for the first time. “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance” (Luke 15:7).
Merry Christmas, friends. I hope you have the opportunity to spend some time reveling in the love of Jesus and the everything-coming-together feeling of being with Him today. And if you don’t know what that feels like yet, I invite you to come see this post about how Jesus can give you ultimate peace with God.
Happy fangirling!
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