Psalm 150:1-6 (NIV)
I admit that I did little to prepare myself for the Women of Faith conference in Pittsburgh last weekend. I anticipated going, but with my friend Jamie planning everything, my task was simply to be present. As excited as I was to attend, I didn't look at the schedule. So when it was announced that after lunch break, Third Day would be in concert, I couldn't help but grin widely.
I had seen Third Day in concert before, probably several times, but this Third Day concert was different from the numerous other Christian concerts I attended.
My first concert set the tone for all the others. While in junior high, I went with a few friends to a local Christian college to see the Newsboys, of whom I had never heard. After an electric performance, we stayed to meet the band, pose for pictures, garner autographs. Whereas I listened to lyrics about God, I embraced a bit of a groupie mentality.
The other concerts were the same--a bucket list, a series of who's whos, a game of "bigger and better" (a game which, ironically, I did learn while camping at Creation).
When this Third Day concert began, though, I experienced something different--calm through the commotion, communing with the Holy Spirit, an atmosphere of adoration. I realized that I had matured since my former concerts.
The speakers, the worship team, and the prayers had all prepared my spirit for its purpose: praise.
How exhilarating it was to worship God with Third Day! During the concert, my only thought was, "To the glory of God!"
Now I can't imagine going to a concert and it being about the band. Clearly God is the main attraction.
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