Weekend Review

I am thankful for all of the blessings that God has provided for us through His Word and through the daily presence of the Holy Spirit.  We can trust in God and understand that God is committed to our spiritual well being.  The Spirit is at work at all times and in all situations even when we fail to recognize Him.  

I went to church this past Sunday morning prepared to share what the Lord had placed on my heart.  The Spirit began to redirect my heart as the service at New Worship Center began to unfold.  I could sense that God was leading me and the congregation in another direction.  The Spirit and the Word began to reveal that we need to be careful and not disregard the "small" signs of the presence and power of God.  Many of us live our lives only looking for the spectacular and dramatic revelation of the presence of God and in many cases we miss what He is doing because we are overlooking what He is revealing to us.  We must stop "despising the day of small things" that comes from God.  Remember that God took dust and created humanity.  Remember that God looked at nothing and spoke these words of transformation; "Let there be..."  Because of the power of God behind these words we are able to look at this earth and not despise the day of small beginnings.  

Many of us are able to look at prayer requests that we are presenting to God and realize that we do see some changes even if they are small changes.  We are seeing the "small" changes in the attitude of the person which is being remembered in our prayers.  We are seeing some "small" increase in our financial resources as we recognize that the Provider is at work.  We are seeing some "small" changes in the status of our health as we are realizing that the Healer is at work.  We are seeing some "small" changes in the atmosphere of our marriage as we seeing the transforming work of the Spirit in our life as well as the life of our spouse. We are recognizing some "small" changes in our lifestyle as we continue to see the development of our relationship with God.  Hopefully, these "small" reminders will serve as an encouragement to you as you continue to pursue your relationship with Jesus Christ.  Let each of us take the time to recognize ALL that God is doing in our life and not miss those moments of divine intervention even though they may appear small.  

Dynamite still comes in small packages!