Church was amazing today. God was just…there. I mean, He always is, but today you could tell that everyone knew…and they were excited about it. They were excited about it from the first song. They were excited about it when the power suddenly went off and there weren’t any lights, video, or audio…yet we kept singing with ever-increasing volume:
Savior, He can move the mountains, our God is mighty to save, mighty to save. Forever, author of salvation, He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave. Shine a light and let the whole world see; we’re singing for the glory of the Risen King!
Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal.
At the end, we all read Psalm 136 aloud. His steadfast love DOES endure forever. It doesn’t matter the small or big things that come about in our lives, God is the same; He loves his people. His desire is that we come to know him and make His name great among the earth. No matter who is elected on Tuesday, no matter if our lives don’t turn out like we planned, no matter if God blesses us immensely…it doesn’t matter compared to the fact that God is, quite simply, good.
If God uses leaders to harden their hearts against him (see Exodus 7:3), that’s his choice. Things are bound to get worse for Christians in the future; I say bring it on. Maybe that’s what it will take to bring out “the fight” in us; to finally become consumed with declaring the glory of the Lord. It could sound lame, but in church today, I never felt more prepared.
I used to think that when God told me he had huge plans for my life; it meant something tangible like an amazing career or whatever. Yeah. Now…whatever! My life is not my own; since I came to know Jesus, my life has been meant to make Him huge – only I wasn’t doing it to the best of my ability until now. It’s a humbling thing to think that your life is forfeit (and so it should be for what we all owe to Jesus and his grace).
