This
weekend I experienced an incredible day at church. Interestingly, church was almost
over by the time I realized what was happening. It was as I was writing a
Facebook post before the last service started that the immensity of the day
struck me.
Along with
an always incredible core of musicians, we added a “few” friends - a 20 piece
orchestra. The orchestra came from a high school where many of our church’s
students attend. However, the majority of the students in the orchestra are from churches
all over central Florida, and even a few from outside of Florida. It was that
realization that showed me how incredible the day was.
Christians
have a reputation for being exclusive. Strangely, Christians are even more
exclusive, and at times petty, vindictive, and territorial when it comes to
dealing with other Christians and other churches. So having all of these people
from a variety of churches unified in worship was powerful. As I was
writing that Facebook post, I realized what was happening.
None of the
represented churches could have done musically on their own what happened that
day. It was only as we were unified that amazing and powerful things happened.
As I reflect on this, I wonder how much more Christ would be known if we came
together more often. What if music and a myriad of other things brought us
together to proclaim Christ? What if more things brought us together than kept
us apart? I get chills just thinking about it.
Let's put
away our petty posturing and unite under the charge that Christ gave us: loving
people and deepening our relationship with Him. Let's unite in the symphony of
salvation and be a part of something beautiful.
Greg Creek
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