Tonight I was reminded of just how much the Lord loves us. I helped plan and event for my women's Bible study called 3:12. These women are amazing and have become such good friends to me. I wanted to help do something special and so I took an idea of an event we did at Liberty University and scaled it down to fit our group. Every year at Thanksgiving Liberty has a communion service. It is a powerful, and very special time of remembering what the Lord has done for us and being thankful for his sacrifice. Each year is a little bit different but always it is a time where we encounter the Lord.
For my event I took several things that Liberty has done and made them my one. We started out by watching a scene from the Passion of Christ set to music. This movie is always a powerful reminder of the true sacrifice that was made on our behalf. It is heartbreaking to watch but then again seeing a perfect God beaten and killed for our sins should be heartbreaking. After this we read some of the names of God and their meanings, reminding us of who he is. 1 Cor. talks about having a clean heart before taking communion so I had every one write down things that needed to be given over to the Lord and prepare their hearts. These papers were then dipped in red paint symbolizing the blood of Christ covering our transgressions. We then nailed the papers to a cross. After this we cook communion and had a time of sharing.
One of the biggest things that struck me tonight was when one of the girls was sharing. She said that she had forgotten the joy that she can have in Christ and that she missed God. I feel like that sometimes, especially when I haven't spent the time with the Lord that I should. I miss him and I forget how much I really do need him. We say that he is enough, that he is satisfying, that we are complete in him, but why then do we "need" so many things. We "need" to do this or that, we "need" to have such and such, we "need" so many things that sometimes we forget that we need Christ. We think of him as an added bonus that we can pull out and use when ever it is convenient. We think of him as a want and not a need and a want is not something that is a priority. I am guilty probably more than most. There are so many things in life that I refer to as needs that simply are not, and yet when it come to the Lord, a true need, sometimes I think of him as a want, something that is desirable but something that can wait to later. I need to change this thinking. Tonight I was reminded that I too miss the Lord and that I need him. Not just for a free pass to heaven and salvation but everyday, every hour, every min. I need him. And I will need him more tomorrow than I did today and even more the next day. I need the Lord, he can not wait till later, he must be the priority right now.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
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