I was working through Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby this morning and God used Blackaby to encourage me as we go through this “season of listening.” So many of our church family have engaged in this process; it’s really a testimony to the desire of each of you, and our church family collectively, to hear the voice of God and follow His lead. That’s my prayer and desire as well. In this season, it doesn’t mean that we do nothing, for He has already clearly communicated much of what He has been doing and what He wants us to join Him in. So, I’m far from being bored, without anything to do! Yet, we also sense that God is beginning to do something fresh, and we want to follow Him carefully.
I was reminded this morning that the Bible is full of instances where God was about to work and accomplish His plans (i.e. rescue His faithful followers, punish a sinful people, extend the impact of the gospel, provide guidance or protection), but first He spoke to His follower(s). He did this with Abraham, Gideon, Moses, Noah, Saul/Paul, and many others. The key wasn’t His followers dreaming up great plans and visions to accomplish for God, but rather God communicating what He was about to do.
I see God at work and may of you have expressed that you do as well. So, in this season of listening and discerning together, we need to submit ourselves to God’s plans, to wait until He shows us what He’s about to do by seeing Him at work around us and then join Him in this work.
Obeying now and anticipating the future,
Bill
Posted on
Fri, October 2, 2009
by Pastor Bill Towne