I stood next to the keyboard in complete disbelief, – unsure of my next move. In just an hour, maybe less – the women of North Shore Fellowship would arrive for the weekend. We were spending two days of fellowship together at Camp Vesper Point.
And I, I was supposed to lead worship.
Except the keyboard I brought had a problem. I could not get the sustain pedal to work – and the more I tried to manipulate that pedal, while still singing and playing, the worse things sounded.
oh. no.
I was a sweaty nervous mess.
Well, the ladies arrived, dinner was finished in the dining hall and everyone gathered in the great room for a time of worship and teaching. I took a deep breath and plunged in – and it went so-so. I mean, it was not so good. No one seemed to notice too much though, so we sang, and I sat down to hear the good news of God’s Word.
Our key verse for the weekend was Isaiah 43:1:
But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.”
As I heard these words, I thought to myself, “Lord, if you know me by name, and you claim me as Yours, surely you know I need help with this crazy pedal!” I didn’t think much more about it and went on with the evening! There were plenty of fun activities to distract me, thank goodness.
Snuggled up in my sleeping bag later that night, disappointment crept in; I wanted the weekend to be smooth and without difficulty – and more, I had hoped it would be a special time of worship for everyone! I prayed for the Lord to help me play better, or give me wisdom to fix it!
The next morning, I went in to the room where we would soon gather and I turned on the keyboard. For some reason, I decided to select a new “setting” so that maybe the keyboard would sound a little different. I took a deep breath. And do you know? When I started playing, the pedal worked. I have no idea why – it just did! As I played the song I was going to lead in just a few minutes, my heart began to swell with it’s truth.
“He knows my name. He knows my every thought. He sees each tear that falls, and hears me when I call.“
He knew all about my situation. He heard my prayer – and He helped me! The very song He had led me to choose to sing with the ladies, He knew I was the one who needed to hear it the most! What an amazing example of His faithfulness to me! I was so grateful that He chose to rescue me – and bless us with a wonderful time of worship that morning!
What a beautiful promise He proved true to me: I am His!
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