Today was a great day! The staff and a few dedicated volunteers showed up at the High School to set up for tomorrow's Easter Sunday. Was is it easy? You gotta be kidding me! We were moving tables and chairs, carrying sandbags and pipe and draping, putting signs up and picking up trash. It wasn't easy! But it was worth it. It was worth it because Jesus Christ rose from the dead! I mean if we were there setting up for a concert I wouldn't feel the way I feel tonight. If we were there getting ready to honor a dignitary of some sort, I wouldn't be as excited as I am. But what we were doing as we labored for 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon was preparing a High School to be a place where people will meet Jesus.
You know when I read scripture one of the things that becomes so clear to me is that Jesus got excited when people far away from Him got a chance to meet Him. He was all about reaching people. That is what I want WCC to be about. I am not in to being known as the church with the best worship band or the best sermons or whatever. I want our church to be known as a church that, above and beyond anything else, is about finding people who are destined for eternal separation from God and leading them into a saving relationship with Him. This process starts when people like we had today take time away from the busyness of life and focus on what's most important.
I know God knows my heart. I have been praying all day. My prayer is that tomorrow as we celebrate the risen Christ, those in attendance who don't know Him yet will meet Him. That's what Easter is all about. Tonight I am grateful that we have people who care enough to help make tomorrow a day that won't soon be forgotten.
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