Zach Williams - gives his testimony / To the Table : 10/15/2021

small town and uh just for those of you that don't know my story I grew up with a in a Christian family my mom and dad at a very early age just and they planted that seed and they just taught me what it was to put my faith in my trust in Jesus Christ and I know how to now been for them and just the example that they were in their life the constant prayer that I wouldn't I wouldn't be here today I wouldn't be standing on the stage and so uh I just want to say tell you moms and dads that are you know maybe right now you're struggling maybe you've raised your kids right maybe you're asking God hey what have I do wrong you've not done anything wrong you always got a plan for those kids just keep praying for me man I think most of us will return in a certain days we think we know more than everybody else I know that was my case I turned 18 uh I kind of turned my back on everything I've known senior year of high school I I got in trouble for drugs and I ended up dropping out of school and I lost two division one basketball scholarships I went to work for my dad's construction company I remember just thinking man I had blown it there wasn't anybody to blame but myself I thought my life was over I worked for him for about a year and I walked home to a junior college and I made a team day before my first game at 12 and leaving it in my ankle and a red shirt in my freshman season and and God even though I wasn't chasing him or pursuing him he had a plan for my life the first year in college I taught myself how to play guitar and I fell in love with music that you can just document seasons of your life where you've been and um never in my wildest dreams that I think it would end up here I thought I was going to be some big rock star and unfortunately thinking that way LED me down some pretty dark paths for about 15 years of my life I struggled with anything and everything I was just one of those guys that lived 110 percent in 2012 I was getting ready to leave for Europe for a month going through with the band I was in my wife was pregnant with our daughter at the time and she came to me and she said I can't keep doing this I can't watch you kill yourself so you can't make some changes now I don't want to lose my wife I don't want to lose my kids but I knew I wasn't strong enough to make that decision on my own at such an early age I knew there was a god up there that loved me and I could go running back to me even though at the time I didn't believe you could love me for things I know I remember going God if you're who you say you are if you're real if you could just prove it to me I'm done with this a weekend of that tour we were driving across Spain about eight hour drive and radio stations on the station I heard Redeemed by Big Daddy Weave from across the river I don't remember thinking well this is no coincidence and so I was like okay you've got my attention and I went to the hotel I listened to that song over and over and over oh man have I missed it all these years I didn't understand just how much God loves me it never clearly it wasn't taught that way for me whenever when I grew up when I grew up it wasn't tall that I had to go get saved every Sunday I mean my parents told me that Jesus loved me but for some reason in my mind my image of Jesus was he just sat on his throne all day with his arms crossed looking down at everything I did shaking his head I really didn't understand it until I had kids of my own just how much God loves us and how easy he's made up for each and every one of us I was talking about it earlier tonight but and he knew every hair on my head before I was ever thought about same goes for you and had he just been for me right here he was still into that cross and died so I could have a new life um it's one of my favorite songs I've ever been a part of writing and uh just the idea behind it is if you can just imagine for a moment just this table that stretches as far and wide as you can possibly see and there's a chair with your name sitting there that's all you got to do is walk up and pull that chair out and sit down with the father and you can bring all the junk you've been carrying around everything you've been burning with all your sins you say God I can't do this anymore I need you in my heart and the only thing he wants to return because you're horrible that's a pretty good deal that you asked me if you're here tonight somebody brought you to this concert you're like who does Zach Williams don't worry about who I am you need to be aware about who Jesus Christ is [Applause] um [Music] is [Music] a chance [Music] everything [Music] but you keep standing after foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] where are you see sorrow from the sadness [Music] bring it up [Music] you can't see the way she can [Music] do through the Crossing empty As You Are the table [Music] t oh you're worried rebirth his savior to the table and bring it on [Music] come on [Music] oh yes always great come on take your place there's no one who's turning away all you say be quiet [Music] and bring it up foreign [Music] [Applause]

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Length: 9min 27sec (567 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 17 2021