Being Done & Placing On

Let us be done!

The things of this world have grasped for our attention and too often they stand victorious.  We clamor for success and worry more about an income to provide what we don't really need than we do wisdom to show us what we can't live without.  Let us be done with those.

The attitudes of pride and "self-esteem" have become banners of life until we have lost all sense of a call to humility and forgotten who we are in light of the God we serve.  As a result, the message we hope will penetrate those who don't know God has had a hard time sinking through our own souls.  Let us be done with those.

The government of rights and opinions has taught me to demand that I be constantly massaged with what I like and free to shun what doesn't please me.  Consumerism is in the church as it is in the grocery store, for too often our tastes take priority over our needs.  It's hard to serve God when I have to be served while doing it.  Let us be done with those.

The actions of anger and frustration ride checked within our spirits until the moment when release seems justified and victims stand deserving.  Bitterness hides ripening and waiting for excuses to set it free.  When it is free Christ is not honored, but our load is lightened.  Let us be done with those.

Let us place them on!

The robes of righteousness have been provided by our Creator.  They have been tailored to His Son and His Spirit longs to dress us in them.  They bring wholeness and cleansing with them, they at times may seem heavy, but the empowerment they provide is daily and supernatural.  Let us place them on!

The fruit of the Spirit are attributes of a life surrendered to the Lover of our souls.  They bring with them the taste of God and find ways of touching the hearts of those we come in contact with.  They seem to always grow when provided the soil of surrender and the nutrients of obedience.  Let us place them on!
  
The eyes of holiness cause us to view life in a way that impacts even those bad situations that refuse to change.  The holiness of the One we worship brings a tint of His presence to every fiber of our existence, and in turn changes us enough to be a channel of His holiness to those around us.  Let us place them on.

The wings of revival are held in the hand of our Savior and allow us to soar to places that are beyond what we can ask or imagine.  They take us to the heights of God's grace and propel us through the most violent storms. They are affixed to us through hunger and repentance and are stronger than any scheme hell has invented.  Let us place them on!

Being Done & Placing On,  

Pastor Dave      

A fly on the wall

Have you ever heard the expression, "I would have loved to have been a fly on that wall?"  The point is that something took place that we wanted to be part of, or most often just listen to.

Problem: Originally I think the fly came from Egypt.  They don't even understand English!

Problem: My luck – someone would see me and just before they started talking about what I wanted to hear and squash me.

Problem: Flies never seem to be able to leave a room.  I'd hear the conversation, not understand it because I only understand Egyptian, then I'd find a window, bump into it three thousand times, fall on the window sill and get all stiff- I'd never get to tell anyone what I heard. 

Somehow I don't think that's a good saying.

But, I was thinking about being an English speaking fly on my office wall this week.  You would have loved it. 

It would have been great to hear the conference calls I was part of as we discussed some really exciting things for the East Michigan Conference of the Free Methodist Church.  There are some great things happening – even if some are hard.

It would have been a blast to listen to some of the plans for new ways we will be able to do and live ministry as we get closer to Spring and the building project.

It would have been fun to hear as someone talked about the future and how excited they are to be part of the church and what God is doing.

It would have been a blessing for you to hear the conversation about the person who is experiencing a peace in their heart for the first time that is changing their countenance and outlook.   

It would have been interesting to watch the pastor dig through the Creator's love letter and find more verses than could possibly be used and watch the Holy Spirit whisper in his ear.

 It would have been unique to hear about some trials that are resulting in growth and a new confidence in God's plan.

You would have seen a great big smile as the pastor read another testimony of how God is using the Unifier as a tool to bring people together.

It would have been a good week to be an English speaking fly on the pastor's wall.  Sunday I'll be glad I'm not a fly on the wall, I am created in God's image!  I want to worship God and hear His Word.  I'm excited about being a Dave in the chair!  That's how God made it!

Coming to Church Ready for a Soul Miracle,

Pastor Dave