A New Hero

This weekend, we celebrated the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.  I'm so grateful for the gospel.  I'm so grateful for Jesus.  What a privilege it is to celebrate Him.

I'm grateful for a prayer team of 10 men who carried me to the Lord faithfully this week in prayer.  I'm grateful for our staff and a host of volunteers who served the Lord effectively and graciously.  And I'm grateful for a new hero.

The choir special was led by a soloist I had not heard before, but I have seen at church often.  I usually see her in a scooter.  This weekend, at five services, she sang her heart out about the victory that is ours in Jesus Christ.  God used her greatly to remind us that there is power in the name of Jesus!!!!

There is a scene etched in my mind many would not have seen.  After she had sung at the last service, I saw her back in her scooter sitting in the front corner of the worship center. We were all singing 'Jesus, Only Jesus' and she was singing and worshiping with her hand raised to the Lord in praise out of the sight of the crowd.

I learned that she would often come to choir just to sing along.  This weekend, God raised her up to lead us to His throne.  There are many lessons, but the one that stands out is don't let your limitations become reasons for not serving the Lord.  She didn't.  We all love Jesus more because of it.  Hallelujah!  What a Savior!!!!