Good Morning Friends!
Wow, I feel POWERFUL this morning… like I could raise my hand to the sky and all the birds of Stuarts Draft would gather, or I could refill my water bottle with a thought, or I could uproot my dead cherry tree with a prayer… and fling it to Greenville as a pile of nicely cut logs in Ricky Wades back yard!
I don’t always feel like this, but I do today! I suppose this is happening because of the things I’ve been meditating on the past 12 hours. One message from God can change everything! Like a mighty eagle, we spiritual creatures wait on the winds of a prevailing message… and we jump out of our nest to these thermal updrafts… and in a matter of minutes, we are LIFTED to the HEAVENS!
Isaiah 40:29-31 He giveth POWER to the faint; and to them that have no might he INCREASETH strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But THEY THAT WAIT upon the LORD shall RENEW their strength; they shall MOUNT UP WITH WINGS as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
So you’re wondering about what I must be meditating on to be feeling so victorious at the moment? I can’t tell it all… not in this short blog… but I will do my best with a few paragraphs.
In 2 Samuel 22, the Bible describes a TRANSITIONARY PHASE of Davids life AFTER he received a prophecy about becoming the next King of Israel… and AFTER he stunned the world with his defeat over Goliath the Giant… but BEFORE he was KING.
This period of TESTING had to feel like an eternity, even though it only lasted about 5 years… it was a PAINFUL TIME for young David.
Just like David, we feel like our DREAMS should happen within weeks of concieving them! And God doesnt ussually tell us about the FIERY TRAILS we will travel through on our way to the THRONE OF DESTINY!
1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, THINK IT NOT STRANGE concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though SOME STRANGE THING happened unto you:
James 1:2-4 My brethren, COUNT IT ALL JOY when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the TRYING OF YOUR FAITH worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that YE MAY BE PERFECT and entire, wanting nothing.
During Davids five year fiery trial, King Saul hunted him out of Jealousy… THE KING wanted David dead, and he did everything he could to kill INNOCENT David.
Can you imagine being David at this time? You have a prophecy riding over your life, that you are supposed to be the next ruler of your country… and you’re hiding in a cave because there is a price on your head!
We must be very careful not to misinterpret the seasons of our PROGRESSION. God is not harming us in these STRANGE times, he is preparing us to REIGN!
What really gets me excited is this: During these 5 years, the Bible explains how broken men gathered to David at the cave of Adulam (hundreds of them)… the men who would become the LEGENDARY MIGHTY MEN of King Davids legendary army!
I guess what I’m getting at is this: We must never overlook the BLESSINGS we pick up in the STRANGEST TIMES of our lives!
With so much more to say on the subject, I must leave it here… hoping again, that this blog will add tremendous value to your amazing lives! Have a super day everyone!
ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be preaching in Pikeville, Kentucky tomorrow night (Friday)… 7pm at Trinity Harvest Church. Hope you can make it!
GREAT BLOG PASTOR CHUCK! I PRAY THAT I CAN BE AS FAITHFUL AS THE GREAT MEN IN THE BIBLE THROUGH THE MANY TRIALS I AM FACING BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THESE TRIALS ARE BECOMING EASIER EVERYDAY. OH, DON’T GET ME WRONG I HAVE MY DAY OF DEFEAT BUT THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD POURS INTO MY LIFE ON A DAILY BASIS OR SO MUCH BIGGER THAN ALL MY TRAILS WRAPPED IN ONE.
I’M PRAYING FOR YOUR MESSAGE TO REACH MANY IN PIKESVILLE AND PRAY FOR YOU SAFE RETURN FOR OUR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE.
This blog is striking chords on so many different levels! But that's how God's word is…never one dimensional. Personally, I feel just as one of those broken men, with no other purpose in mind for their lives but to stand behind the king, the ruler they belive in. And I am empowered by the thought of becoming LEGENDARY–along with others in this army! Simply being aware that firey trials ARE tests (or challenges)to be met and overcome, gives me fuel to endure to the end. I know every time it's all happening because God loves me so much! He wants me prepared for greatness! I know you, Pastor Chuck, have been made great and are being prepared even still. Your promotion is just ahead–ready to be signed!
Pastor and Emily, have a great time with Trinity Harvest and with God and safe trip home!
Pikeville is about to be ROCKED!
Lisa I am praying for you!!!!
We will become overcomers!!! I pray today that we are patient and don't give up on God.