GREATNESS IS MADE TO BE SHARED
We are all familiar with lines from
Ecclesiastes 3. The first verse reads: “To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” As we know, some things happen
immediately, and some things take longer. It took the Israelites 40 years to
get to the promised land. I’m praying that 2024 is my 41st! Promised
Land, here I come!
But guess what? When God’s people went into the land God gave
them, there were giants and mighty kings they had to battle. And no one could
fully enjoy the fullness of what this new land promised until everyone was in!
That’s how I feel about this upcoming year.
We, as individuals in the body of Christ, are stepping into a new place, a
wonderful place. We are leaving behind what is past and not letting it dictate
or captivate our futures. We have places to go, people to see, new adventures,
new delights, and new encounters with greatness.
But we are not alone. We need to stretch out
our prayer to encompass more individuals in the body of Christ, reaching out in
our empathy and reaching higher in our faith. People desperately need our
sincere, Christ-inspired prayer and our giftings in many other fields of
service. One scripture Jane and I pray every morning regarding this is the
prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10: “Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge
my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from
evil, that it may not grieve me!” (Emphasis on “enlarge my coast”). Another great
one is Isaiah 54:2: “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let
them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy
cords, and strengthen thy stakes.”
The thing is, God doesn’t ask us to stretch out our prayer or
our gifting without rewarding us for doing so. The Lord is always thinking
about the whole body of Christ being blessed, each member as an important part
of the process: giving AND receiving.
The Lord Jesus will show us, as individuals
and groups, how to do the Father’s will in every aspect of our lives, and let’s
expect an amazing year.
Love, Carolyn
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