Never Going to be as Big as Jesus

Tuesday, 20th February 2007

In an earlier blog entry, I had mentioned what my all-time Top 10 Christian rock/pop songs are. Just to recap, they are:

01. Jesus Freak - DC Talk
02. Take Me To Your Leader - Newsboys
03. More Sold Out - Whiteheart
04. I Am On The Rock - Petra
05. (Never Gonna Be As) Big As Jesus -Audio Adrenaline
06. Little Drummer - Jars of Clay
07. To Hell With The Devil - Stryper
08. Original Superman - Pillar
09. All For You - JONAH33
10. Alive - POD

I have already featured in other blog entries the top 4 songs. Now I shall talk about the song at Number 5 :-)

Audio Adrenaline (affectionately known as "Audio A") was also one of the top Christian bands of the 90s.

They originated from Kentucky, USA and their music was a little bit rawer and less melodious than Petra. Nonetheless, they had a string of hits, the biggest of which (and arguable their finest) was "Never Gonna Be As Big As Jesus", lifted from their gold-certified album Bloom. It made the top of the CCM Charts in 1996.

At the height of their success, John Lennon of the Beatles declared they were more popular than Jesus. Well, while two of their four members are no longer with us, Jesus Christ continues to be revelant to the world today as He was when He walked the earth 2,000 years ago. And the Holy Bible continues to outsell all the albums of the Beatles put together :-)



This song reminds us to always remain humble, and see things in the right perspective. No matter how many achievements we may obtain, ultimately we are His creation, and He is the Creator. We will never going to be as big as Jesus. Amen?

I could move to Hollywood
Get my teeth capped I know I could
Be a big star on the silver screen
Just like James Dean I could be a star

I could climb the corporate ladder
Buy, sell, and liquidate
Maybe be just like the Beatles
Melodic, rocking heavyweights

I could learn to sing and dance
If I only had a chance
I could be a big rock star
I could be anything I wanted to
I could be anything but one thing's true

Never gonna be as big as Jesus
Never gonna hold the world in my hand
Never gonna be as big as Jesus
Never gonna build a promised land
But that's alright okay with me

I could build a tower to heaven
Get on top and touch the sky
I could write a million songs
All designed to glorify
I could be about as good
Good as any human could
But that won't get me by