Wednesday night under the big tent brought several churches together.? Many local congregations were relocated to the Cane River Revival.? Tonight there seemed to be a more serious feel to the service.? The choir sang and the crowd was surprisingly calm.? I know that every service isn’t the same, so it would be foolish for me to expect the audience to go up in a shout on a nightly basis.? But still, there was a reverence that I can’t really put into words.?
A couple of soloists (a man and a young girl)? and a trio from Double Island Baptist Church sang the specials.? ? I was asked to play with all of the singers, so I had to concentrate more on sight-reading their pianist’s chord charts than concentrate on the singing.? Fortunately, I was familiar with their songs, but every piano player has a different style that you have to be quick to pick up on.?
The man sang one song, “Nevertheless” by The Whisnants (this was a hard one with many unusual chord transitions….whew!).? ? The girl sang two songs.? “Wayfaring Stranger” was first and then “We Shall Behold Him” by Dottie Rambo.? I couldn’t help but think about the tragic events from this past Sunday where Mrs. Dottie went home via the bus accident.? I did my own little tribute in memorial to her and did not play on the first verse of the song.? I doubt anyone noticed, but that was my way of showing my respects to Dottie Rambo’s legacy.? What an awesome songwriter this lady was!!!
After one song by the trio, Bro. Sexton hit the pulpit and started preaching immediately.? He took his text from 1 John 1:5-9:
[5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Again, he preached on the lack of a Spiritual Light in the USA.? It was mentioned how that there was a spiritual drought in the bible belt.? Many christians were simply leaving the faith because “their light has gone out”.? The message was similar to the previous nights’, but it was evidently still needed? due to? the number of people coming forward when the altar call was given.?
It was a more solemn night, but sometimes we need to be able to reflect on the Word of God and get our hearts right so we can really shout the victory.? Keep praying that God will work on those attending the Cane River Revival.
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