We’re waking up this morning at the hotel in Charleston and heading to the beach for a beach-side devotional time with the youth mission team before we go home.  We’re beginning our service by reading Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God…”  At the end of a full week of camp and missions, these are timely words to reflect upon.

Another passage in this section that stood out to me was Psalm 51:15-17.  We learned a lot about sacrifice this week at camp.  The system of sacrifices was a big deal in the Old Testament.  How cool is it that the psalmist reminds the people that the Lord doesn’t delight in their typical sacrifices (such as the animals).  His delight comes from our “sacrifice of a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart.”

Today’s our last day at Fuge and another day in the Psalms during this read through the Bible.  Today as I reflect on our week at Mission Fuge Charleston I think about the two students who came to know Christ as a result of the witness of our students this week.  The Psalm that sticks out to me in this section of reading is the beginning of Psalm 40.

I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.  He lifted me out of the slimy pit, our of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.  — Psalm 40:1-3

How awesome it is to get the privilege of seeing the Lord transform the hearts of people as they become new believers.  It’s also great to see our students who are already believers take another step in their faith development with the Lord.  We truly were in a slimy pit without the Lord…praise be to the Lord for the freedom we have in Christ.  May we never forget…may we never stop sharing that Good News.