Lead Sheet: That I Might Know You

That I Might Know You

Words & Music: Dennis Jernigan

Received on July 22, 2010

For the Men and Women of The Next Generation Creative Institute

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ…

Philippians 3:7-8 NASB

This song was born the day before my first ever Next Generation Creative Institue. As I prepared to lead 17 men and women in a mentoring setting in my home, the Holy Spirit led me to lay aside all I had prepared. He led me to simply ‘go with the flow’ of where He would direct us as a group. As I made the decision to follow His leading a deep peace came over my soul and this song began to be born. Each one of us desires true intimacy – to know and to be known. If we look at the Kingdom point of view – the big picture – we come to see that God wastes nothing in our lives if we give them to Him! He will use our sorrow…our failures…our fears…our disappointments…and turn them into joy…and victory…and courage…and hope! This song became our theme for the weekend…and a joy to sing to my God!