Mike Edmisten Follower of Jesus. Husband of Nicki. Father of Ryan & Brock. Communicator of the Word.

A Blurry Line

Did you ever have an experience where the line between the physical world and the spiritual world became blurred? It's something that can only be described as a "God moment." Our church had just such an experience this past weekend.

We have started an incredible new ministry called APEX. On the first Saturday of each month, we get together for a time of worship that is very, very different. The music is infectious. The energy is high. The atmosphere is intimate and personal. This ministry allows us unlimited freedom in how we bring our worship to God. This past Saturday, we took advantage of that freedom in a huge way. After a powerful set of worship songs, I talked for about 5 minutes. I introduced the idea of "Jesus: The Servant" based on the time when Jesus washed his disciples feet (John 13:1-17). We had placed water basins all around the room, so after I finished introducing the idea, I turned our people lose to wash one another's feet.

I had enormous doubts in my mind. "What if nobody participates?" "What if everyone just thinks this is too weird?" "What if this absolutely bombs?" I have to admit that I didn't even have a mustard seed sized faith about this. And God…well, let's just say he moved me out of his way. I had hoped the foot washing would last for 15 minutes. In my mind, that was the best case scenario. It lasted almost an hour and a half! I saw hearts totally broken by this selfless act of service and worship. I saw strained relationships begin to mend. Most of all, I saw the Spirit of God moving in the lives of everyone who was there. Like I said…it was one of those times when the line between the physical world and the spiritual world became really blurry.