and all flesh will see the salvation of God

Spent much of the day yesterday musing upon (and watching) the video from yesterday's post. Then spent another hour or so watching the same skit being performed by churches across the country (go to Godtube and search for "Lifehouse"). I lost track after watching the twelfth version of the performance.

One of my favorite things about the skit -- other than it touches that raw nerve of love I have for my Savior -- is that the audience for each performance reacts at the same three scenes. For the first few minutes, they watch quietly, but once the music kicks in and the young girl after having brought herself to the brink of death leaps toward the Savior, the crowd erupts.

There is great joy in repentance.

That scene reaches that part of us all have faced -- at the end of our ropes, hitting a bottom of solid granite, looking for an escape. All believers come to that point in their lives, down on their knees looking up, kneeling before Messiah Christ. And to watch that portrayed by a leaping girl looking for life rouses the crowd and destroys me. And then the second scene comes when Christ jumps into the fray to hold back liar's shadows, jumps into the fray to take the girl's beating.

There is great joy in recognizing from whence comes salvation.

That scene reaches that part of us all have faced -- finally understanding what it means to have another pay your debt. All believers comes to that point in their lives when their heart breaks at having been bought with an innocent lamb's blood, covered by Messiah Christ. And to watch that portrayed by a shielding Christ holding back the surging tide of the world rouses the crowd and destroys me. And then the third scene comes when Christ emerges victorious from the scrum.

There is great joy in the great power of God.

That scene reaches that part of us all have faced -- rejoicing in the finished work of the Cross. All believers come to that point in their lives when they see that they can do all things through Christ that strengthens them, that there is no darkness that cannot be penetrated by the light of love. And to watch that portrayed by a crowd-clearing Savior now rejoicing with His saved one rouses the crowd and destroys me.

If you're a believer, watch that skit. Then beg your church leadership for the chance to have that skit performed for all to see. Then watch that skit again and remember and muse upon and think of the great love of God made alive.