Times of Refreshing Have Come

If you are a member of Cedar Creek and missed the reconciliation service last night, you missed an amazing service. I have been praying for God to work among our congregation, to renew our love to him, and to heal wounds that are in the body. Last night God began that process in an awesome way.

For two and a half hours we sought God, asking forgiveness for our sins and admitting our shortcomings before Him. Healing began in many hearts and many turned back to him in what I hope to be zealous, passionate pursuit of His heartbeat for their lives and our church.

I have never been in a 2 hour service in a Baptist church, but this was worth every minute. Having written sins that the Holy Spirit revealed to us on sheets of paper the congregation then laid those sins symbolically at the foot of the cross on stage and took the Lord's Supper together, knowing that our sins, as ugly and heinous as they are, have been done away with on the cross. PK and I then nailed those sheets of paper to a cross as we sang It Is Well. This was a powerful reminder of the reality found in the words of our ancient lifeline, God's Holy Word.

For thousands of years, God's people have confessed their sins and been forgiven by a merciful and unbelievably gracious God. It was no different last night as we gathered in a long history of repentance and redemption.

Praise be to God for His mercy and Grace! Praise be to God for his unfailing love! Praise be to God for His patience at Cedar Creek! Praise be to God for his love endures forever! Praise be to God for what he has in store for this body of believers!