"A Chris Tomlin Concert" is what they called it. But it was anything but that. It wasn't a concert, or a show to entertain the minds of people. It was the complete opposite, it was an act of worship. Chris Tomlin has the hand of God on him, and is being used of God to unify people to worship Him, together as one body. It was as if the ceiling on the stadium wasn't there, you could feel the presence of God moving in power, empowering, changing hearts, bringing wonder into the hearts of everyone there. God was there without a doubt. It wasn't an emotional hype, or a fuzzy woohoo time, God's power, greatness and love was shown in a very real way to us that Saturday night. God brought me out of state of depression and bitterness, and brought life, healing and forgiveness to life through His Spirit. I'm a walking breathing example of God's healing powers.
It spilled over to the next day as I was out with a friend of mine. I had this overwhelming sense of God's awesomeness and power, mercy and grace. In response to it, I pulled out my guitar, and began singing song after song after song. I don't know how long we were there worshiping God, but it doesn't matter, He is worthy of far more pa raise then we could ever give Him.
People say that they need counseling to work through bitterness, fear, anxiety, anger, heartbreak. I don't know. I think that with enough time spent with God, and prayerful reading through scripture, God will heal that person Himself, after all, He is God.
Life is sometimes freakin hell all around. But God has been far better to me then I could ever deserve, and I'll gladly go through any fire or trial for the sake of Christ, because I know that it is not death to die. Death of my flesh means the life of God working in me. Death to bitterness, hatred, jealousy, anger, lust, greed, pride, selfishness and whatever else, means life with love, joy peace, longsuffering, gentleness, patience, meekness and faith. The death of my physical body, means immortality and life in the presence of God, Jesus, my Lord, my Saviour.
All my fountains are in You......Jesus.
Mike
