The past two weeks have been an incredible blessing for our church family. A time filled with excitement and thanksgiving to God. I suppose the people of Israel felt the same way as they approached their Promised Land.
The Book of Joshua contains the story of how Israel conquered the land given to them by God. In the first chapter, we learn one of the keys to their success.
Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”
What would be the key to their success? The Lord said to them that if they obeyed His Word and lived accordingly, they would experience success.
Things are no different today. If we continue to abide in His Word, doing all that He commands us, we will experience the kind of success that only comes from God.
For example, a successful Giving Campaign for the property must be predicated on obeying the Word of God concerning giving. If everyone gives biblically, there will be more than enough funds to pay for the property. Obeying the Bible always leads to good and great things.
It is my belief that the most important area of obedience for us at this point in time has to do with “Sowing Seeds”. I believe it is God’s will for us to be “Seed Sowers”, to share our faith will others. The Bible is replete with directives to share the gospel of life.
Just a reminder to concentrate on sowing seeds rather than reaping a harvest. The harvest will take care of itself via the Holy Spirit. Don’t worry about it. Just sow seeds.
As I shared this past Sunday during the worship service message, I believe that we are in a time of anointing. I sense that the Lord is blessing us with His presence. In other words, as we sow seeds of faith, the Holy Spirit is coming along side of us with His work of conviction and convincing (see John 16:8-11).
As we continue with our “Faithful Living, Generous Giving 2: Occupying the Land” Giving Campaign, let’s remember to keep first things first. We must love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our soul and with all our mind. We must also love our neighbor as ourselves. And, we must continue to sow seeds of faith, which is our calling from the Lord.
I am looking forward to Commitment Sunday (August 12, 2007) with eager anticipation.
May the Lord continue to bless our efforts.
Blessings,
Pastor Cory, d.v.
d.v., deo volente: God willing
Please remember to save Sunday, July 8, 2007. We will be having a worship service on site at 2:00 PM. There will be no morning services or church school at Rio Hondo CC on that day.