Good morning -
We're in the midst of a major downpour. The sun may be shining and there may not be a cloud in the skies as you read this, but trust me when I tell you that we are experiencing a downpour:
"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days." (Joel 2:28-29)
I can picture the Apostle Peter standing before the large crowd gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost and explaining what was happening with reference to these words. A dramatic new act in the plan of God was unfolding as a cloudburst of Spirit "rain" was falling upon the early followers of Jesus. The rain continues today.
God's Spirit is freely poured out on His people to prompt prophesy, dreams, and visions. We have been enabled to declare His word and mysteries and to envision a community of believers living out the reality of the coming kingdom today. Even as the first church was, we are empowered to be a dynamic force to be reckoned with in the world as a display of God's amazing power. We are in no way deficient, but enriched in every way to be all that the Lord intends.
I'm often amazed at people with talents and abilities who don't see those things within themselves. What seems obvious to someone else is often elusive to us personally. If only we each could see just what we could be!
I believe that the church in its many forms in the world often has a deficient view of itself. If only we could truly see what we could be through the incredible power of God's Spirit! If we could more clearly see the authority to share the message we've been entrusted with, and the power to live as a loving, forgiving and accepting community of believers, we could "re-enact the Book of Acts".
Negative thoughts and the accusing words of Satan influence us to have a narrow, restrictive perspective. We see reality as an imposing brick wall around us and limiting us, when in reality God's Spirit enables us to move completely outside the restrictive brick wall.
Dare to dream today through God's Spirit. Allow His Spirit to open wide the possibilities of dreams and visions. Keep in mind the "magnificent obsession" of Jesus our Lord for the Kingdom of God, and spiritually imagine how the Kingdom cam be fleshed out in your life and church and the world.
I love the saying that Bobby Kennedy often quoted: "some people see thing as they are and ask, 'why?' I see things that never were and ask, 'why not?'". May God's Spirit fill you with dreams and possibilities today that inspire you to ask, 'why not?'
Pastor Steve
We're in the midst of a major downpour. The sun may be shining and there may not be a cloud in the skies as you read this, but trust me when I tell you that we are experiencing a downpour:
"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days." (Joel 2:28-29)
I can picture the Apostle Peter standing before the large crowd gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost and explaining what was happening with reference to these words. A dramatic new act in the plan of God was unfolding as a cloudburst of Spirit "rain" was falling upon the early followers of Jesus. The rain continues today.
God's Spirit is freely poured out on His people to prompt prophesy, dreams, and visions. We have been enabled to declare His word and mysteries and to envision a community of believers living out the reality of the coming kingdom today. Even as the first church was, we are empowered to be a dynamic force to be reckoned with in the world as a display of God's amazing power. We are in no way deficient, but enriched in every way to be all that the Lord intends.
I'm often amazed at people with talents and abilities who don't see those things within themselves. What seems obvious to someone else is often elusive to us personally. If only we each could see just what we could be!
I believe that the church in its many forms in the world often has a deficient view of itself. If only we could truly see what we could be through the incredible power of God's Spirit! If we could more clearly see the authority to share the message we've been entrusted with, and the power to live as a loving, forgiving and accepting community of believers, we could "re-enact the Book of Acts".
Negative thoughts and the accusing words of Satan influence us to have a narrow, restrictive perspective. We see reality as an imposing brick wall around us and limiting us, when in reality God's Spirit enables us to move completely outside the restrictive brick wall.
Dare to dream today through God's Spirit. Allow His Spirit to open wide the possibilities of dreams and visions. Keep in mind the "magnificent obsession" of Jesus our Lord for the Kingdom of God, and spiritually imagine how the Kingdom cam be fleshed out in your life and church and the world.
I love the saying that Bobby Kennedy often quoted: "some people see thing as they are and ask, 'why?' I see things that never were and ask, 'why not?'". May God's Spirit fill you with dreams and possibilities today that inspire you to ask, 'why not?'
Pastor Steve
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