wonderful days right in church

A wonderful proposal

The Lord blessed me with an incredible surprise--near the conclusion of a service I was attending, a young man proposed and presented an engagement ring to his intended right in front of the congregation. 

I was completely stunned in wonder and awe.  This was truly a most wonderful day for this couple and for everyone privileged to be there.

Well, I wasn't convinced right away, at all.   I didn’t know what to think.  The old critical spirit stirs up trouble to snatch joy right out from under me.  How about you?

Luke shared with the congregation about this “most wonderful day in his life,” and how the Lord spoke to him earlier in the day.  He gently motioned to Susie, inviting her to join him and continued to share about how they first met and spent time together and how Susie blessed his life over these last months.

This was a precious moment for this couple and the entire church family.

Luke retrieved the ring in a box carefully hidden behind the communion table to his right. Susie was embarrassed but deeply moved by Luke’s humble display of love for her. Oh, nearly in tears, she said, "yes."  He presented the ring and placed the ring on her finger. 

The pastor took a picture while the congregation joyfully applauded.  Together with Luke and Susie, we participated in one very special moment orchestrated by the Lord.

This couple shared their precious and wonderful moment with their church family.  They all have been watching them together.  As they continue in counseling with their pastor, they will need the comfort and exhortation of faithful married couples who can come alongside them in upcoming days.

I preached there recently as part of a Prisoners for Christ focus along with, “Unchained,” a band Geoff White from this church along with Bob Steen, from Faith Baptist Church in Kent.  “Unchained” ministers  in jails and prisons and are scheduled to go with me on a PFC Eastern Washington and Oregon missions trip concert tour on June 10-12. 

This was an “outside the box” church experience to God's glory. Experiencing this was worth going to church for weeks and years for the wonder of this moment.  There was great joy amidst this church family.

Wonder!

Great moments happen in our church families every week if we are looking for them.   Sometimes, they fly by us.  Watch carefully!

When we are looking, we can witness loved ones being saved, getting baptized, recommitting their lives to Jesus, and praying together around special needs. We laugh and cry, rejoice and mourn. Together, we struggle through hard things and stand arm-in-arm, and back-to-back.

We may attend for years without witnessing something that causes our hearts to leap for joy as a brother and sister in Christ share with us "a most wonderful day."

Every once in a while, the Lord blesses us greatly as we share very special moments together He orchestrates for His glory and our most wonderful  rejoicing together. Watch and pray, a most wonderful day could be coming to your church, soon.