Billy Graham in Pasadena

Yesterday evening I went to the Rose Bowl to the Billy Graham Crusade. They had three opening bands perform for a little over an hour: Kutless, the Tait band, and Third Day. The stadium was filled to the max which means there were over 100,000 people present. There were many youth group age kids as well as various ethnic groups. They had 25 language translating areas. The videos were geared towards the high school crowd. I really enjoyed singing the two final praise songs by Third Day with the huge crowd. It was pretty noisy so I sang loudly with my whole heart. It felt good to bless and praise God without restraint. Then came the gospel message by Billy Graham. I was struck at how simple his message was, but then again there is nothing complicated about the gospel. He basically said that God loves us and if we are seeking for a purpose or meaning or forgiveness or anything else to come forward and receive Jesus. And come they did, thousands of people streaming onto the field until it was filled. I think some of them were Christians recommitting themselves to God. It was spectacular to witness God's power working. After praying with the people, he told them to read the Bible, pray, and join a Bible believing church: simple and basic.

It made me wonder why I don't feel that my faith walk is simple or basic. Is it just me making things more complicated and difficult than it is? It also made me wonder when was the last time I told someone that God loves them.