God doesn't base success within the same parameters that man does. This reality collided into me last night.
Let's look at what man would typically describe as a "unsuccessful night":
- We only had 50 students present. Everyone else either had a hot date or was out of town.
- We had 10 leaders that were unable to make it.
- It seemed as if whatever could go wrong, did go wrong: Brandon was sick, internet was down so we couldn't pull up the night's schedule or find the videos we wanted to play during the night, a few members of the band didn't show.
And then God did His thing. His thing being restoration, transformation, revealing that brokenness is appealing.
A few thoughts on the night:
- Still can't get enough of Hosea 1. I think the thing that hit me most this time through was the children's names and the strong connection Zach made between Israel and us.
- It was fun to strip down the band and just get back to the basics.
- I heard more stories of honesty and vulnerability among the 50 students that were here last night than I have in 6 months. Seriously. God is a God who pursues.
- The gospel declares to us that God hasn't given up on us. Not as if he needs us, but as if he can't bear to leave us to our bowls of beans, to those things that won't satisfy us in the end, but those things that are so easy to grab. The gospel reveals that there is hope.
- Wow! What a night.
Join us next week for Week 2 of Out of the Dark. We will look at Hosea 2. If you are participating in the Food Drop, we will provide food for you in the Student Cafe at 5 p.m.
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