“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” Psalm 98:4 ESV
Last night my husband and I were privileged to be able to attend a concert in Central Pennsylvania. The concert featured Zack Williams and was opened by Matt Maher, Cain and Ben Fuller. Each band is a giant in it’s own right. There were members from each band that spoke about challenges they faced throughout their lives so far and how God had provided a way for them to come to Him or come back to Him.
I have always been particularly drawn to hearing about people’s lives and what that moment was for them that turned them from wandering away from God to moving, even running, to God. There were no shortage of those stories, miracles if you will. You could feel God in the arena with us which reminded me of Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” NIV.
God was there!!! I felt Him and I know others felt Him too. I love going to concerts and being able to see and hear that many people all singing along to the songs, knowing the words, the melodies and most importantly all worshipping God in that moment. The singing is always beautiful and definitely joyful. There is something so spiritual about being a part of that large number of people being united in that moment. Thankfully those moments of worship to our God and King last for several hours and I absolutely love it.
I am thankful to God for providing the way for my husband and I to attend these wonderful gatherings of individuals, which include Christians from all denominations, those who do not know God as their personal Savior but are interested in learning more about God, and those who just wandered in. Each person, in my belief, that was there last night was meant to be there. I also want to thank my husband for following God’s leading to make attending these wonderful events a priority in our lives.
If you attended the Zack Williams concert last night, please comment on your experience, I would love to hear about how those events touch others.