It was a great weekend, particularly Sunday. We had quite a bit going on. Our small group was meeting for dinner that evening. We were taking care of my nephew Noah for the day. And, of course, we went to church.
It is always interesting to me to look for how God will choose to manifest Himself to me when I am at church. Sometimes it is through the sermon. At other times, it may be a particular song or special element where I see the Lord in a real and compelling way. God never fails to show up, even though sometimes I have to look harder than others.
Sometimes God chooses to reveal Himself through another person in the congregation to me. That was the case yesterday...and the person just happened to be my daughter.
Our church has all of our younger kids in for the music part of our worship gathering and then dismisses them to kids church. Madalyn was standing between me and Alison for most of the service. At one point in the first couple of songs, I looked down and just saw Maddie singing her heart out.
In that moment, God decided to show His goodness to me. My daughter singing praise to My King.
Maddie has not made a personal decision to follow Jesus as her Savior yet. I pray for her to do that almost every day. Yesterday, God used her singing to remind me that He is at work in her life. I felt a gentle assurance in my spirit that Madalyn will one day accept the Lord. She doesn't yet know Him, but He knows her and loves her. He has a plan for her that is so much greater than the plans her earthly daddy has for her.
I also know that God heard her praise as she sang yesterday. And it was music to His ears.
In a weekend filled with lots of fun and laughs and rest, that was my highlight!
What was your weekend highlight?
What a beautiful entry! At South Canyon Baptist Sunday AM we sat in front of a little girl about Maddie's age and she also was singing her heart out. It made us think of Maddie, and here, Maddie was singing praises too! I pray everyday for her salvation, and Noah's too when he is old enough to understand. Thanks for sharing this with us, son. Love you, Mom
Posted by: Becky | October 14, 2008 at 05:10 PM