Last night I had the incredible opportunity to visit Hunt Correctional and be a part of their Chapel service. We were invited out to help lead worship and Ps. Dino was invited to share a message.
The entire night was an incredible experience. The house band kicked it off with some slamin, Holy Ghost power, make you want to slap somebody worship. It was some of the best praise and worship I've heard in awhile. After that, our worship team was able to minister and help lead the way for Ps. Dino to deliver an incredible message about serving. The word that God gave pastor to share with those men truly touched their lives and it was evident by the altar that was full of hardened criminals weeping in brokenness with some making the life-changing decision to accept Christ into their lives. The night finished up with their worship team and our worship team coming together to play some last minute praise and worship before the men headed off to their cells.
As I walked out of the prison it hit me that we all got to leave and go home to our families and comfortable homes while these men were staying in the prison and were returning to a dark cell. They have so much less than we do and so much less to look forward to in their daily lives, yet I watched these men worship their King with everything that was in them. They gave everything they had. And here we are blessed with all sorts of luxuries and we have so much more to look forward to in a day...yet when we worship do we give Him our all? How much more should we worship our King for all that he's blessed us with?
Last night we were invited out to minister to them, but I left knowing that God brought me to that prison for those men to minister to me. A big thanks to Tabitha, Rob, Mark, Donald, and Josh (bob) for helping out with worship. I'll never be as cool as you guys.
5 comments:
I guess I never thought I would say this, but I'm so glad you went to prison. I'm watching what God is doing in your and I thank Him for your family and friends.
Mom
Awwww. I wouldn't want to go to prison with any other group of people.
That's awesome man! What an opener, huh.
HAHAHAH. They should have kept you there..Add me to your blog sukka
Well excuse me. I didn't know that you had a blog. You never talk to me anymore or come to visit or ask to come and play worship for me. No you are hangin with the big dogs now and aint got no time for us little country folk. You have forsaken those who've invested in you early on to hang with the big timers in the big city. All I know is maybe it's you who should send the I hate you card to me. Oh wait that would mean that you would have to spend money on me and time writing out the card and Lord knows you wouldn't do that! But I still love you and one day you'll come back home just like the prodigal son.
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