I sat and looked at the 5 keys laid out in a straight line on my desk. Looking at each key individually and then at the line of them. What’s so special about those keys? Each one represents a person who made a commitment on Sunday.
I pick up each key separately turn it over and then hold it in my hand as I pray for the person who turned it in. I have no idea who these 5 people are…except that I know they are part of the flock I am overseeing. I don’t know what they committed to on Sunday…it could be to accept the true Jesus…because a false jesus was exposed and recognized and discarded in order to follow and obey the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God who sits at the right hand of the Father.
Perhaps they came back to their first love…because over time the worries and cares of the world, or the lust for material things crowded in and pulled them away from their commitment to follow and obey the Lord.
As I hold each key in my hand…I pray diligently for these 5 people. They are so deeply embedded in my heart even without knowing their name because they are part of the family…and I am privileged to have them in my care.
There were 49 keys laid out on Sunday….5 were turned in…..the remaining keys are in the hands of our congregation…they hold the key to the Kingdom of Heaven for someone else. I look forward to the day when each of these keys represents another soul that has accepted the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
There were only 49 laid out…because I kept one….I know that it is also my responsibility to bind the enemy and free another person to serve and follow Jesus.
A great idea! May God continue to encourage and inspire you, and may the Holy Spirit continue to grow (in every sense of that word) the Church that meets at Crosspoint.