It doesn’t
take a prophet to see that terrible things are happening all over the world.
Disease, natural disasters, economic failure and political upheaval are increasing
in severity and frequency. People all over the earth are filled with anxious
uncertainty. Events are in play that man has little ability to control and we’re
learning the hard way that nothing in this word can keep us safe.
But this
season of fear is not for believers! God is calling—a trumpet sounding loud to wake
us from our slumber. We’ve grown sleepy from the hum of busy schedules, drowsy
from too much entertainment and comatose from enemy whispers that steal our
hope. We’re dulled by the boredom of religion that offers form without
substances, concepts without power and rules without love. That is not
what we were saved for!
This is a
season to know that our God lives and He loves us and He’s knowable! It's time—time
to remember the days of first love, when it was all about Him. It’s time to
rise into His love and walk out the life He always intended us to have. This is
a season to hear His voice and run to Him—to turn our backs on failure,
brokenness and disappointment. Hurry into His love. We can trust Him; we can
lean on His Word; we can finish our race in the strength of His provision. He
alone provides peace beyond understanding.
Awake my
friends! Raise your head from work, to-do lists and play. Take a moment from
church programs and services and ministry. Turn off the nightly news; lay aside
cell phones and computers and hear what He says about this season. God
loves you and wants your love in return. It’s time to long for Him more than
your daily bread. It’s time to recognize you must have more of God, to
insist on more of His transforming, fiery, consuming love.
Set aside
disappointment or offense. Remember, we reside in the shadowlands where things
are not as they seem. Our enemy seeks to define reality for us, but his lies
are exposed when we chose to believe Jesus’ interpretations of our
circumstances. Lean on Him, the One who is truth and fills the universe with
light.
The Spirit is
moving across the earth and He is calling, calling, calling to all willing to
hear. It’s time to respond. We must re-encounter Him—the One the Book is
about! It’s time to know Jesus more intimately. Not for what He can do, but for
who He is. No matter how well you know Him, there is always more. Ask for more!
Ask for His love which pursues, saves, heals, delivers, transforms and
empowers. Experiencing that love is the antidote to the fear sweeping the
world.
It’s an
exciting time to be a believer, and it’s going to get more exciting! Come, let
us run together!
"Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come with me." Song of Songs 2:10
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