What a Wonderful WOW Wednesday!

You could feel the Spirit moving last night as we got onto a great discussion about being on time to church and our passion for Jesus. What powerful insight came forth as we looked at Moses and the Israelites and then looked at ourselves. This wasn't even what I had planned last night. I was going to have us look over 1 Corinthians 7, but God had other plans. Thank You Jesus for Your plans. I found this today in illustrations that I get via email from Tim Satryan, a pastor and sectional presbyter from Delaware. Check this out...

Passion for Jesus
by Wesley L. Duewel
All other passions build upon or flow from your passion for Jesus. A passion for souls grows out of a passion for Christ. A passion for missions builds upon a passion for Christ. When Hudson Taylor was once asked what was the greatest incentive to missionary work, he instantly replied, “Love of Christ.” William Booth’s passion for helping the underprivileged, the derelicts of society, and for world evangelization was built upon his passion for Christ. The most crucial danger to a Christian, whatever his role, is to lack a passion of Christ. The most direct route to personal renewal and new effectiveness is a new all-consuming passion for Jesus. Lord, give us this passion, whatever the cost!

We need a fresh passion for Jesus! As a church, we say we believe God is doing something here. But our actions are not lining up with our words. How do I know this? We come in late to our gatherings. We are not inviting friends. We are not filling the altars in prayer. (This is not to condemn anyone, only to spur us on to check ourselves. Myself included.) These are the little things that are done when we expect God is going to move and we don't want to miss out and we don't want others to miss out. Think about the little girl who went to a prayer meeting with a bunch of farmers to pray for rain. She was the only one who went with an umbrella. She was excited. She had expectancy. She knew that God was who He said He was and was able to do what they were asking for.

We need people who are coming with their umbrella's. In fact, it's time we start carrying our umbrella's everyday!

Lord, I repent for not carrying my umbrella. Forgive me for lacking passion and expectancy everyday. Let our passion, RISE up Jesus. Let our faith, RISE up Jesus. Let our level of expectancy, RISE up Jesus. That this church would set a new spiritual tone for this area. And that those who were present last night would never be the same again. AMEN!