"WHEN?"

    

"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word 

I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more 

than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen 

wait for the morning."

(Psalm 130:5-6)

“And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and 
this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the 
Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit
 that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ."
(Luke 2:25)

Everybody wants to know.  It's the question most often asked of Almighty God; it's that elusive wondering, questioning, impatient, longing, frustrating, word.  Simeon waited for the promised Messiah.  And, "we" want to know, "when will the miracle come; when will the disease be healed; when will my family come together; when will the Rapture take place; when can I rise from these ashes; when will my teen come home; when will my marriage be whole; when   ... when  ...  WHEN?"

 "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."

(Isaiah 40:31)

We're admonished to mount up as Eagles and wait, but it seems we're flying around in a holding pattern, going in circles and watching the world go by, while we WAIT.  It's the hardest thing for the Christian; it was hard for Job  ...  that nine months of sitting in terror.  It was hard for Joseph, rotting in a prison cell when he was innocent; it was hard for Abraham, holding on for a seemingly impossible promise; it was hard for Noah, building a boat on dry ground, listening to daily raucous laughter  ...  it's hard for everybody who WAITS.  But, the real question is  ...  What's going on while we wait?  What are we learning in the wait?  What "God plans" are developing during this sojourn in the hot lonely desert?  What's going on in our minds, while we look to the sky for the next raven drop by the brook?  What's emerging in "us" while we WAIT?

"Therefore, since through God's mercy we have 

this ministry, we do not lose heart."

(2 Corinthians 4:1)

Ah, there it is!  It's about the "ministry."  What?  The ministry  ...  the whole reason we're saved, the whole point of all of it  ...  a lost and dying world that Jesus Christ gave His life for, a Church who is His Bride, a Garden that's not like it was but will be again; a reaching for the time when peace will reign for a thousand years; a plan that's been prophetically unfolding for a long long time.  So, WAIT, so SING, so REJOICE, so DANCE, so WORSHIP, so SHOUT, so WAIT   ...  for the fulfillment of all things!

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, 

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."

(2 Corinthians 4:16)

Sing my now favorite song, "Everybody Get Up!"  You say, "Get up and wait; is that what you're saying?"  Yep!  You've got to admit that living for God is not dull!  It's an adventure, sometimes hard, sometimes ecstasy, sometimes peaceful, sometimes WAR, sometimes a groan, sometimes a giggle, sometimes tears, sometimes dancing, but all the time, He IS Good!  The Lord Jesus Christ is GOOD all the time; He will never leave us, nor forsake us  ...  that's a promise.  As long as we keep moving toward Him, looking up, gravitating to the light, and holding to His hand  ...  we'll be alright!

  

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time 

we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

(Galatians 6:9)

 

                        

Joseph, the shepherds, Moses, Daniel, Simeon, Job, and Ruth waited, to name a few.  They waited, we wait; it's the order of things in the realms of Almighty God.  They learned, and we learn through the wait.  

We're on the Home stretch; pick up the pace, get a new breath, smile a little wider, walk a little taller, praise a little louder, dance a little longer, worship a little deeper, climb a little higher, pray a little stronger, LOVE a little further   ... If we remember that "waiting" is really not about "us;" if we look at it with the "mind of Christ;" if we step out of ourselves and look through God's eyes  ...  we SEE that we CAN wait, we can grasp the bigger Vision, we can make the "wait" a work in progress to BRING FORTH.  You DO KNOW that the "WAIT" is supposed to bring something NEW from you, don't you?  It's not just cobwebs hanging from our waiting prayers.  It's really all about "WHO, WHAT, AND WHEN?"

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"Come Home!"

"I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned

against heaven and against you.  I am no longer worthy to be called your son;

make me like one of your hired servants.’  So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled

with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and

kissed him.  “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven

and against you.  I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’   “But the

father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him.

Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.  Bring the fattened calf

 and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.  For this son of mine was

dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."

(Luke 15:18-24) 

The son has returned, bowing in obeisance and surrender, to the

Father he feared would turn him away

But the Father rejoiced, called for the fatted calf, the ring, a

 robe, and sandals on his feet to array

So it is with the Creator toward His own beloved creation; if you 

 go astray, He longs for you with open arms

And all the while you wandered, He covered you with His love, 

and tried to keep you from all harm

A Father like no other is the Lord in whom you serve; His tears  

 drip upon your brow, when the world replaces Him

Oh, my child, He cries, "Don't you know, without me, You will 

 fall to hurt when you follow your sinful whims?"

You are ever on His mind; He bought you with His blood, and 

 your name is in the scars of His palms

He tries to woo you with His whispers, His love songs, and your  

 remembrance of His Word in psalms

He beckons you with every mention of His presence by those 

 around you, nudging you by His Spirit

You must listen and be drawn to His love; stop running, and 

 ignore the growls causing you to fear it

Jesus Christ will never give up on those He's called His own; He 

 will fight for you fiercely to the end

For He leaves the ninety and nine to go after the lost sheep; He 

 wants you in His arms when it's time to ascend

You know, He follows you into the bars and evil places, hoping

to catch your eye, and cause you to look up

He guards you and hovers over you, like a mother watching over 

 her roving, careless, unknowing pup

You will be forgiven and welcomed with love and joy, if only you

 will turn around, and go back toward the light

It's the place of peace and safety, abiding in your Savior, and

 holding Him tight with all your might

The times are winding down, and the minutes are ticking away,

 renew His Spirit within you, and be free

For the night is coming when deception will be rampant, and it  

will be too dark for the rebellious to see

Do you smell the feast now roasting?  It's for you, you know, as

 you turn back to Jesus, never more to roam

His eyes are upon you, the robe is in His hand; He has sandals 

 for your tired, weary feet  ...  please "Come Home!"

  

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"preach, Preach, PREACH!"

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet

of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace,

who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation,

who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

(Isaiah 52:7)

John the Baptist

Where would any of us be without the "Preaching" of the Word of God?  It's not easy, you know, standing in the place of the omnipotent, Holy, Almighty God of heaven and earth, and saying, "Thus saith the Lord."  It must be done right, that is, it must be from a heart that prays, seeks, and fasts for those words, those unctions, those moves of the Spirit, those directional winds, those pulses of the One who said, "Where were you when I formed the foundation of the world?"  No, it's not your every day job; it's gut-wrenching, soul-flaying, heartbreaking, mind-bending, body-weakening, and spirit-wrenching for one who spends an entire life chasin' devils, warring against the second heaven, pullin' down strongholds, defendin' his flock by beatin' back the wolves, and dancin' in demon blood   ...  and doing it for a living!  To them, the ones with the Holy Ghost impetus and the dimensional depth, and the call to the World, it's more than a job.  But, there's a huge 'perk'  ...  Ah, to feel that Holy, power-surging, anointed, God-ordained power of the "PREACH!"

People thought John the Baptist was odd  ...  eating locusts and wild honey and preaching, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord!"  All through the ages, from the Prophets of old to the new testament Paul, the Word of God has gone forth, and when the preacher is anointed of God, it's powerful, cutting to the marrow of the bones, full of wisdom, stirring, shaking, and sends people to their knees.  So, You want to preach?  Think carefully.  If you do, and you want the depth of the God of the universe  ...  think carefully  ...  The ones who sincerely seek the face of God  ...  must endure to get to that place.  There are not a lot of men like Moses, Abraham, Noah, Paul, and John, or for that matter, Women  ... like Deborah, Miriam, Esther and Anna.  You don't see them a lot.  Why?  They're alone most of the time, out building an Ark of which they know not of, climbing a mountain to wait on a misty crag, rising early to obey orders that crush the soul, sitting in prison writing letters to churches, flailing about the desert shouting the coming of the Lord, prophesying with eyes aflame and fingers pointing, dwelling day and night in the temple in prayer and fasting, or going before the King unbidden facing no less than death.  

"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?

And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?

And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"

(Romans 10:14)

It is the Word, the Holy Bible, that is sent forth to change the sinful heart, and when we obey the Word that is preached, and we repent, we are baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we're filled with the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues as the Spirit of God gives us utterance, then we become "born again," new creatures, with clean hearts, ready for the Lord's coming in the clouds, or the Rapture "catching away" of His Church.

Called to Preach?

The one who Preaches will understand this sequence of photos  ... the one who carries the burden, the one who weeps for the Nations, the one who paces the floor fighting the devils and protecting his sheep, the one who prays away the diseases and cancels the doctors' reports, the one who moves with the cloud by day and fire by night, the one who sees the faces of his sheep in the early morning hours in prayer, the one who loves Israel as Jesus Christ loves Israel, the one who prophesies from the fire shut up in his bones  ... the one who holds the world in trembling hands, as the Ambassador of the Lord God of the universe  ... in earth  ... 

Lord Jesus, bless those with beautiful

feet, who carry the gospel in the portals

of their souls, and present it to a hungry

and dying world.  Bless them with health, 

wealth to market Truth, and sustain them

in warfare.  Grant them mercy in all they 

do to win the world for You.  Overshadow

and protect them, and all of their families

day by day.  Give them power over diseases,

demons, and all evil; grant them greater

things for this hour.  Surround them with

multitudes of angels to war with them for

the souls of all of mankind.  Amen. 

Thank You, Lord, for Preachers of the Gospel!

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and 1st Wednesday 7:15 pm

~~~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~~~

Please send us your prayer requests, and if you 

would like to sow seed into fertile holy ground, 

please give online @ promiselandchurch.net.  

God Bless you, and I know He will!

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Loving the world, one soul, one nation, at a time!

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