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This past weekend we did something pretty unusual but very cool. In all our services we invited folks in the church to come forward and sign their names on the front Sanctuary wall. It was a total outbreak of Godly Graffiti.

Taking advantage of some remodeling going on, along with the final installment in our Epilogue series “life’s last chapter” it seemed to be a tangible way for people to respond to all that the Lord has been teaching them. Some came forward and simply signed their name, signifying to the Lord their desire to relinquish control. They were literally signing their life over to Him. Others wrote favorite verses and marked the date as a new commitment of holding nothing back. Others wrote prayers while some simply said thanks be to God for His great love and gift of salvation. It was a memorable time; one I hope our church never forgets. And from now to Kingdom come those names will forever remain on the front wall of our church as a reminder of that our lives are “Signed, Sealed and Delivered”

There was a time when God himself showed up and did something very similar. Back in the days of Belshazzar, the King of Babylon and successor to Nebuchadnezzar, God showed up and wrote some interesting words on the wall of the king’s palace. Turns out it was the very last night of the reign of Belshazzar, as God written for all to see that the king had been weighed in the balances and been found wanting (see Daniel 5).

Point of the story is simply this … although our Sanctuary does not resemble the Book of Life, and signing it does nothing to ensure one’s salvation, it does signify the importance of making sure our lives have been signed over to the Lord Jesus. Today as you let your life come under His signature you can be certain of this promise … you will never be found wanting.