Lord, I Need You

This past Sunday was our choir's final performance of the season. The title of the song was very simple - "Lord, I Need You"; however, there were a few spots within that song which were anything BUT simple. As it turned out, we really did need the Lord to make this one work!

This was one of those few pieces where, no matter how hard we tried, we just couldn't get it to work. Last week's rehearsal ran twenty minutes longer than expected, because we just couldn't pull one difficult section of the song together correctly. Every time we tried to get through it, it just turned into a train wreck. We ended our rehearsal in frustration, wondering if we'd ever be able to pull this one off. After all, who wants to end the year on a (literally) sour note?

Sunday morning became more complicated than usual with other occurrences. Having to prepare and bring food for our Fifth Sunday luncheon threw off my family's Sunday morning routine, so I was a good fifteen minutes late for Sunday school. Once I got that squared away, I found out that our senior pastor's father-in-law had just gone home to be with the Lord only a few hours earlier, so now emotions were really running high. From my flawed point of view, this had the potential to be a disastrous Sunday morning.

If there ever was a time to cry out to the Lord in need, that time of anxiety qualified. It was down to the wire; we had a grand total of five minutes to rehearse our choir number before the service started. Putting all concerns out of my head for a moment, I simply sang. For the first time, in that little church basement, we sang the song in harmony. It was as if God was telling us,"There's no need to worry. I got this." The service came together flawlessly, and we all had a great time of worship.

I especially had to admire our pastor that morning. Getting up in front of everyone and preaching about following Christ immediately and without reservation could not have been easy, considering what he'd been hit with that morning. Our pastor is a great model of what a servant of the Lord should be. His love for God knows no boundaries, and he puts God first in his life before everything else. That's the kind of faith I want to have!

God makes it abundantly clear to us that, no matter what happens, He is always in complete control. Sunday was just one more reminder that, if I'm ever in doubt about anything, worship is the answer. Seeking God first, in any situation, will always bring about two things: 1) peace in my heart, and 2) God's intended result. I've read the end of the Book, and I know who wins...so what's there to worry about? Praise God! He's all I'll ever need.

Lord, I need You when the sea of life is calm.
Oh Lord, I need You when the wind is blowing strong.
Whether trials come or cease, keep me always on my knees.
Lord, I need You. Lord, I need You.

"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." - Psalm 18:2