W O W. This past Sunday has left me speechless and in awe at the mighty way God moved. As a volunteer I get a front row seat to seeing God’s handy work here in the city of Oaks every weekend. Stories of lives being changed and seeing hands raised in worship, never get old.
This was my third time seeing baptisms at Elevation, and each time I am still surprised by how God moves in the room. Its indescribable. Your heart feels so full, you feel safe in His presence, forgiven and free, and all you can do is praise your heart out and feel so grateful to be given this life. Love wraps himself all around you.
27 Baptisms were suppose to happen..
Like normal…God had other plans…plans of 53 people getting baptized.
This isn’t normal and the additional 26 spontaneous baptisms aren’t something you can plan either.
As the worship team sang songs with lyrics we’ve heard before…it felt as though they carried new meaning for the next 30 minutes of baptisms.
Emotions were running high as the 27 individuals took a plunge in the water, to publicly declare their faith in God.
Happiness.Joy.Freedom.Victory.Forgiveness.Conqueror. Hope.Faith.Trust.Love.
You cannot make something like this up. His presence was so full in the auditorium of the high school, and my heart felt like it was bursting out of the seams with joy because as I turned around, I noticed people lining up in their regular clothing ready to proclaim their faith…26 more people ready.
Seeing your friends in that line, running up to the tank shaking and tearing off their shoes, is a memory I’m beyond honored to forever hold in my mind.
When God calls you in such a way that everything in your heart is saying GO…the only road to walk is obedience to Him. He pours out so many blessings when we take that step in listening when He calls. A friend of mine who made the decision that day to be raised to life in Christ, said “I felt called to be obedient and get in the tank and only worry about Him who can judge me”.
What God is doing on our campus is a huge movement towards building the kingdom and I am honored that I GET to be part of this.
Even if my part if small, I’m looking forward to it because the best is yet to come.
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