I could minister and pray for people every day. After a great meeting in Illinois yesterday, I was reminded about one thing I really love. I really love to help people by ministering to them as I watch the Spirit of God touch people at the core of their being as He meets their every need.
The Lord often "wows" us. He often leads us to pray in areas so specifically that naturally speaking, we would never really be able to understand. During the worship service last night, I watched as the Lord identified specific need after specific need in His mercy and compassion. I found myself speaking things to people that only God could know. It is such an amazing reminder that God knows our every need and loves to minister to us. It is also a very humbling experience to be a vessel that God flows through to help his people. Actually, I am not sure what amazes me the most: the God who cares infinitely or the God who uses frail weak humans to help other folks. It is all pretty amazing, and it is enough to make me really thankful that I am a Christian.
A thankful minister,
Mark
Monday, February 25, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Reproduction
What kind of men are we producing? This question has been on my mind for some time in the context of the instructions by Jesus to "go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). The issue of reproduction is at the heart of creation and Christianity itself.
For years we have been involved in the church. Like many believers, we have had a variety of experiences. Some experiences were good and some were questionable. Regardless of our own experiences, it seems that we have sometimes allowed the focus of our Christian lives to be on something other than the main things.
As I have distilled the Gospel of Jesus, the main things seem to be pretty plain to me. Essentially, Jesus told his closest followers to love God, love people, and reproduce disciples. In this manner, God literally is able to make more of what He is in the earth. Without going into a long discussion of the process in which all this takes place, I simply want to underline the question in reference to spiritual reproduction. As followers of Jesus, we are responsible to reproduce disciples. That means we must continually review our methods, our message, and our priorities so that we can fulfill the Divine plan. Let us be mindful of what we are producing today and be intentional in our spiritual labor. Perhaps the Lord will give us all fruit that remains for his eternal glory!
Mark
For years we have been involved in the church. Like many believers, we have had a variety of experiences. Some experiences were good and some were questionable. Regardless of our own experiences, it seems that we have sometimes allowed the focus of our Christian lives to be on something other than the main things.
As I have distilled the Gospel of Jesus, the main things seem to be pretty plain to me. Essentially, Jesus told his closest followers to love God, love people, and reproduce disciples. In this manner, God literally is able to make more of what He is in the earth. Without going into a long discussion of the process in which all this takes place, I simply want to underline the question in reference to spiritual reproduction. As followers of Jesus, we are responsible to reproduce disciples. That means we must continually review our methods, our message, and our priorities so that we can fulfill the Divine plan. Let us be mindful of what we are producing today and be intentional in our spiritual labor. Perhaps the Lord will give us all fruit that remains for his eternal glory!
Mark
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A Dream Comes True
It may come as a surprise to many of us, but there are times in life when dreams come true. I am more than greatful to say that today, I had a huge dream come true.
In a way I wish that my dream was more spiritual, more profound, or even more unselfish, but that doesn't seem to matter when we are serving a benevolent God. It seems that the Lord is interested in even our natural desires, our less than lofty dreams, and even our somewhat shallow interests. To think that God cares about the little things in my life including my less than spiritual dreams is quite amazing. When my silly human dreams for natural things come true, I am simply overwhelmed that the God who made us is interested in the things that are important to us. Perhaps that is why the Psalmist said that if we would delight ourselves in the Lord, He would truly give us the desires of our heart. I have seen it again today, and the Psalmist was right.
A preacher/ football dad,
Mark
In a way I wish that my dream was more spiritual, more profound, or even more unselfish, but that doesn't seem to matter when we are serving a benevolent God. It seems that the Lord is interested in even our natural desires, our less than lofty dreams, and even our somewhat shallow interests. To think that God cares about the little things in my life including my less than spiritual dreams is quite amazing. When my silly human dreams for natural things come true, I am simply overwhelmed that the God who made us is interested in the things that are important to us. Perhaps that is why the Psalmist said that if we would delight ourselves in the Lord, He would truly give us the desires of our heart. I have seen it again today, and the Psalmist was right.
A preacher/ football dad,
Mark
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