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A they shall remain nameless…
I am preparing the construct of a new book and was reading today about the two spies that Joshua sent in to explore the promised land, “especially Jericho.” Two men that we must assume were men of absolute integrity, incredible bravery, trustworthy to protect the entire nation of Israel and yet, nameless. Joshua 2.
We all know this story that Joshua sent the two spies to explore the new, promised land with focus on Jericho. The king of Jericho got word from a nameless informant of the presence of these spies. Interestingly, the named person in this marvelous story of God’s faithfulness to Israel and of Joshua’s faith, was a prostitute named Rahab. The spies were not named. The king of Jericho is not named. The informant was not named. But the pivotal person of this story, was a prostitute that God used mightily for his purposes. Rahab. Still think God cannot use you?
While we don’t know anything about Rahab the prostitute’s family, it seems reasonable to assume that there was shame associated with her profession that may have been a choice born out of absolute necessity. There was no welfare from the government nor alimony from a former spouse, resulting in choices having to be made for survival, no matter how distasteful or shaming. I love how God so often uses people shamed and judged for choices deemed too lowly for ‘normal’ people to accept.
So for the next 3000-plus years and counting, Rahab, the key figure in the spying and successful conquering of Jericho, will always be referred to as ‘the prostitute.’ Likely shunned in some manner by her family and community, she was the conduit for her family’s survival when all others from Jericho perished. I wonder, did her family make sure she was referred to as ‘Rahab the protector’ for her deal with the nameless spies that saved them all.
We later learn that ‘Rahab the prostitute’ married a Jewish man and bore a son named Boaz, who then married Ruth. Boaz was an ancestor of King David, and 28 generations after David, Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the World.
What’s in a name? What is in your name, waiting to come out? What purpose has God assigned you? While you may feel you are insignificant in a World that rewards things that are fleeting, seek and trust in the permanence of who God says you are. I suspect that Rahab the prostitute became acutely aware of the value of her life and her life’s purpose after this seminal event that saved her family. God meets us where we are and if we will allow him, makes clear the path that he created us to walk.
BTW, God knew and knows the names of the spies, the king and the informant. We are on a need to know basis here and apparently do not need to know anyone except Rahab’s lineage, Jesus Christ.
“he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:8-11 (NLT)
You matter.
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A Day of Receiving
To the little girl that told me the story of Peter walking on the water toward Jesus, then wavering and sinking as his faith waned, only to be rescued by Jesus. Thank you. You were a blessing to my warm heart and tired legs.
I don’t know why God compelled me to walk up to as many as possible of the hundreds of cars waiting to receive food being passed out by my church. Our church. God’s Church. I don’t know why he had me thank them for coming. I don’t know why so many were so kind and loving toward me. I don’t know why. Isn’t that what faith looks like? I don’t know why but do anyway.
To the beautiful brown eyed little boy who stared cautiously as me from the back seat of that car struggling to run, God loves you. I saw the eyes of my beautiful family in your eyes. I saw the future. I pray that you saw and felt the love of our Father in Heaven. I felt God saying, I have chosen him (you, my brown eyed friend) for marvelous things. You matter.
To the moms whose shoulders sagged a little in relief as they realized that I was not there to do anything except affirm their value, you matter. Thank you for allowing a broken man to tell you that you are loved by a miraculous Savior. Thank you for listening to my words and for being so amazingly kind and encouraging to me. You are God’s front line warriors and your standing in the gap, protecting and raising your beautiful children is seen and admired.
To the many men who were hesitant to talk with me and at times, reluctant to look me in the face, thank you for shaking my hand. Thank you for being willing to provide for your family and for waiting in that long line. Many of you commented that ‘I am tired. I know you were and are. God sees you and desires to hear from you. He loves you eternally. He knows you are tired. He is stretching you. Please stay in the fight. Stay present in your family. Lead regardless of your situation. The situation will improve as you fight through this season. Your wife needs and deserves you. Your children need you. Your family admires you. God in Heaven smiles as he watches you be his chosen man.
To the family that had to turn their car around and have me help them leave the line for food because they were running out of gas, you are loved. God is marvelous, isn’t he? As I handed you those two $20 bills, my heart was so filled. I will never lose the image of your tears running down your beautiful cheeks as I gave you this treasure. Isn’t God incredible. I never carry cash on me. Well, almost never. Yesterday, in that moment, God provided us both. Please come back. We have your food waiting.
How do you properly value the gift of those hundreds of faces staring back in love, fear, hope, reluctance and gratitude? How?
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’” Matthew 25:44-45 (NIV)
Thank you, Father for the great things you have done and the great things you are doing. To my little Bible teaching friend, I pray you slept well with a filled tummy. This old man slept filled in ways too marvelous to comprehend. That’s how God works. Isn’t it?
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Have You Considered the Mighty Palm Tree
I’m sure like many of you, I watched as Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving devastation in her path. As I scoured to watch and view whatever video and photo images that I could find, I was again struck by the force of these horrible storms and the ability of palm trees to survive the winds and storm surges unleashed as man-made, strong, ‘hurricane-proof’ buildings yet again lost the battle to nature.
Several years ago a microburst crossed the back side of our property, resulting in the loss of dozens of giant white oak trees, uprooted by the wind. Thankfully this event occurred far away from our residence and outbuildings. The sheer volume of magnificent, 70+ year-old trees laying on their sides, revealing massive ‘root balls’ of the trees deep tap root and smaller lateral roots, was awe inspiring and a sight causing sadness at the loss.
You virtually never see a palm tree laying over with roots exposed after wind events. But the mighty white oak laying over, roots exposed, is quite common. Why? Well, I am sure those who read my ramblings will be surprised to read that I see a spiritual comparison between these trees and their “standing” after a storm.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 ESV
As I researched how the mighty palm tree withstands the storm, I learned that its trunk is made of a “of a jumble of tough, fibrous strands and spongy tissue, not a rigid, solid wood.” The palm tree’s flexible fiber allows it to stretch and bend in the midst of the storm’s onslaught. The palm tree’s fronds (palm leaves) are designed to allow wind and rain to flow through with minimal resistance to the storm’s fury. The foundation of the mighty palm is a dense root system of fibrous materials that spreads wide, resulting in an anchor that is very difficult to uproot.
The white oak, so common here in east TN, is made of rigid, inflexible, solid wood whose uses are many and design, while incredibly strong, causes it to be vulnerable to the storm. You see, the white oak root system has a single tap root for depth surrounded by lateral roots great for gathering life sustaining water, but lousy for withstanding certain of nature’s attacks. As rain wets the ground providing life-giving water to the white oak’s roots, it also exposes these trees vulnerability to shifting soil and the wind from the storm. They topple over when storms rage around them.
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” Nahum 1:7 (ESV)
So here’s the point that I am trying to make in this lengthy observation. The very attributes that we recognize as admirable and awe inspiring can be the great liability of our lives. The rigidity of the ‘solid oak’ exposes its vulnerability. The fibrous design of the palm allows it to withstand when the storm rages. God designed us to be fluid in our lives, accepting the storms raging in and around us while having the core foundation of scripture supported by a root system of imperfect brothers and sisters in Christ, that creates a trunk (life) that cannot be easily destroyed.
As the oak grows tall, its vulnerability grows as well and is completely exposed when other trees around it are removed. Many times we as God’s children choose height and acclaim dependent on the affirmation of those equally broken around us versus developing a root system anchored in the truth of Jesus Christ, revealed in scripture. We become vulnerable.
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.” Matthew 20:16 (KJV)
When the storm rages, allow the onslaught to pass through without blemish like the duck allows water to flow off its back. The rigid white oak and the palm have one thing in common, they are trees. One suited for the storms sure to come and the other a good source to be cut down, plained, dried and placed underfoot. Choose the joy and purpose of a life secure in the foundational truth of Jesus and the infallibility of scripture, with a flexible approach of love and steadfast resistance in the storms of life sure to come.
You’ve got this.
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Problem or Opportunity? Our choice.
“We are right at the cliff. And I’ve been warning about this for almost a month now, that we have enough money to get us through the end of October. But after that, the government has to reopen,” Rollins said Tuesday on.” Brooke Rollins, US Secretary of Agriculture
Now is a chance for the Church to assume its God assigned, Jesus exemplified role.
“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.” Proverbs 22:9 (NIV)
November 1 is a date bearing down on our fellow Americans. I saw the astonishing statistic of 43-million Americans who are supported by the SNAP, food stamp program. My first inclination was a self-righteous indignation of the sheer number of people receiving assistance. Father, forgive me. Not my call. Then as I considered 1 in 9 Americans receiving help, my heart broke. Our family has navigated tough times, but by the grace of a generous God, Megan and I have never had to look our children in the face and tell them “there’s no food.” Oh Heavenly Daddy, ‘thank you.’
“Hunger doesn’t have a political party. Poverty doesn’t distinguish between Republican or Democrat or blue or red states. It’s real.” Brooke Rollins
Let me be clear, I don’t care your political leanings in this moment. I see the opportunity for the Church to reassert herself in this moment. While speaking to groups I often reference the fact that the local church was the source of the well-faring care of our communities until we surrendered yet another responsibility to the Government who was not assigned this role by our God. We are!
We have time. Two days to get the word out to anyone we know that we will help. We will share what we have. We will open our table to your family. We will meet you at Walmart and discretely pay for your groceries. We will share our canned goods. We will choose love in action over a dinner out. We will put into action what has become too much of a feel-good catch phrase, and ‘be the hands and feet of Jesus.’
I am calling on all my brothers leading their homes to seize this opportunity to illustrate through our actions what we profess. Churches, let’s expect radical gratitude and outpouring from our congregations. Let’s surrender the thought of fiduciary responsibility to unrestrained community outpouring of food, love and hope. Let’s open the talents of fiscal responsibility buried in the ground to the faith of a never-failing God who asked Peter through Jesus, ‘do you love me, then my sheep.’ John 21.
What do we gain by telling a hungry person that ‘we are praying for them’ without feeding them first. Let’s go. Let’s do. Let’s love through irrepressible generosity.
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 (NIV)
I believe that a God who fed 20,000 plus (5,000 men and their families) with 5 loaves and 2 fish, can and will multiply through us.
Let’s pray as we go. Now’s our chance…
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Tired & Ready
Dad, can I be honest and tell you that I am struggling to feel your presence this morning? I have read my Bible. I have prayed. I have watched podcasts. I have sought and listened to Billy Graham vids. I just feel empty.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NIV).
Father in Heaven, thank you that you assure me that my emptiness is okay. Thank you that you empty me only to fill me again with renewed focus, purpose, energy, commitment, value. Thank you for confirming in the emptiness how you value me.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
This week has been so good and so trying. I have tried. I have tried to encourage the many men that you have allowed me to sit with and share and listen and love. Thank you for the truth that I receive so much more that I can ever give. Thank you for removing the burden of exceptionalism in me by revealing your immeasurable love for me. Exactly as I am.
Dad, the battle continues and empties me. Yet, you refill. You marvelously refill. Thank you that I am okay to be tired and questioning your purposes for me. Am I having any impact for the You? Does it matter? You tell me in Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (NIV)
This week you gifted me with sitting across breakfast and lunch tables, meeting with men desperate for hope and men walking in courage and trust that is you, Father. I have sat across from good men leading quiet lives, sold out to you, shepherding your flocks in bi-vocational churches scattered throughout East TN. I have sat in a room with men so much more accomplished than me. Yet you placed me there. Thank you.
Lord, thank you for being my Lord. My Father. Thank you for patiently growing such an imperfect man with so many limitations. I don’t know what tomorrow brings, but I do know that you are already there, preparing a way. ‘Use me,’ I ask.
Father in Heaven, you are so much more than enough.
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)
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Landmines or Land Mining
Wikipedia defines land mines as “A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon often concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets.” I believe this is how Satan defines those of us who are sold out to Jesus Christ. We are, or certainly should be, Satan’s greatest threat.
Wikipedia further defines land mining as “Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth.” In Matthew 9:38, Jesus told his disciples that “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” As Believers, we are called to the purpose of mining the land that God has prepared. A distinct and easily definable purpose opposite of landmines!
The paradox of mines is that one mine, created by humans for the destruction of humans requires hard work to deploy, buried under the surface of what appears to be beautiful land for purpose of death and destruction. While another type of mine is for the purposes of ‘harvesting’ minerals needed for life and life’s support in the form of heat, materials, medicines, food and on and on. One designed for destruction and the other for sustaining. Both requiring use of earth and soil.
There is an old hymn that says, “wherever he leads, I’ll go.” Great! Really? What if this old hymn’s lyrics were changed to “whatever the task, I’ll do it?” I ask this because I am finding most Kingdom work does not involve bright lights, lavish stages, loud bands, controlled environments and eloquent speakers. I find myself in rooms with eyes looking back at me with expectation and sometimes desperation. With needing on top of wanting. I often find myself across from brothers of the faith, desperately clinging to landmines buried under the dirt, meant for their destruction, being interpreted as minerals for life.
Sometimes we’ve got to be a minesweeper, using caution to not explode what God created for good while accepting the call to “Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God.” Isaiah 40:3 (NLT)
I certainly don’t consider myself a farmer, but I have had some experience in harvesting. I have walked behind my papaw with a metal bucket, picking up the harvest as he guided his mule with a single blade plow, turning the dirt to reveal the potatoes that lay under the ground. I always marveled at what lay inches under the surface of that dirt. Potatoes were a staple in those Southeastern Kentucky hills of Appalachia and they were buried as cut up pieces with the faith and expectation of the harvest to come.
“Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character. Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning;…” 1 Corinthians 15:33-34
I am learning that maturing spiritually involves growing in discernment. And I am finding that my personal discernment depends wholly on my understanding of who God says that I am and what His plans are for my life. I do know that I see fields ripe for harvest and have a difficult time separating the wheat from the chaff. Meaning the good and fertile soil from the temptation of the Worldly mirage of fields filled with “happiness” that are laden with life landmines designed to “steal and kill and destroy.’ (John 10:10)
“We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.” Hebrews 12:2 (NLT)
Use caution and faith to land on the mine that God desires for your life. Be bold in the harvest “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
Let’s go! You’ve got this.
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The Bible Tells Me So!
If a train was barreling toward your car while it was stuck on train tracks, would you want me to pull you from the stuck car or helplessly try and push your car off the tracks?
If your house was burning with flames breaking through the windows and roof, would you have me save you and your children, or grab the water hose and try and put out the fire?
If you were 10 years into sobriety and you find yourself waiting for a ride sitting on a stool in a bar, would you want me to buy you a drink or walk with you out of the bar and into the adjacent diner?
“Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.” Revelation 2:10 (NIV)
We are barreling toward eternity. The true and simple fact is that this short life is the predecessor to the eternity we choose. I want you to know that Jesus died for my sins and he died for you and your sins. The better news is that he arose from the dead and invites us to spend eternity with him in Heaven. Romans 10:9-10 tells us that if we confess Jesus as Lord and that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved. We are given the right to choose because God loved us so much that he made us in his image. With the ability to choose.
I saw a video of Penn Gillette from Penn & Teller, an avowed atheist, and he asked the most compelling question. “How much do you have to hate someone if you believe that everlasting life is possible, and not tell them about it?” Gut punch here!
“But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:33 (ESV)
There is an old saying, “they talk a good game,” with the inference being that their walk or abilities do not match their talk and actions. What a tragic statement. The burning of the Believer’s heart should be to share the hope and truth that is Jesus Christ.
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 (NIV)
So today, let others see the hope, the joy, the calm, the confidence, the gratefulness that reflects the daughter or son of the Most High God. Offend someone’s sensibilities by showing you care more about where they will spend eternity than their ‘personal space.’ God loves the person coming in your path today as much as he loves you. Perhaps we should love others enough to be offensive.
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Are the headlines troubling or promise affirming?
“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Matthew 24:6-13 (NIV)
I was reading this morning of China taking very provocative actions regarding their export policies, resulting in jolted financial markets and reactions from the U.S. and World. My first thoughts were ‘I hope this can be resolved peacefully and to everyone’s satisfaction.’ Then immediately I was drawn to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 24 and his confirming that things such as this will happen. So, instead of concern and anxiety, I choose to lay another situation beyond my control at the feet of my Father in Heaven and trust. I choose faith, laced in trust with the knowledge of a benevolent Father who tells me these things must happen. Okay, bring them on!
I was having a wonderful conversation with the chairman of a small bank in Monroe County, TN yesterday after we discovered we were brothers in Christ. He made the comment that he had grown up in one Protestant religion and was a part of another that he feared was moving away from the veracity of scripture. Then as we were discussing this he beautifully said, “I live in the knowledge and truth of a never changing God, who said these things must happen.” Awesome!
So I began to think, ‘why do you allow your heart to be troubled by things that Jesus said would happen 2200 years ago?’ Do I reflect hope? Do I assure promise? Do others see in me the confidence of the truth of Christ and the assurance of eternity in Heaven with the Savior of the World? I hope so. I pray so.
A few years ago I was struggling with the unfair treatment of Paul when he was unjustly imprisoned. As I tried to reconcile this, the Holy Spirit said to me that Paul’s unjust imprisonment resulted in the letters to the early churches that resulted in significant portions of the New Testament. The Good News that billions have read and has caused millions upon millions to surrender their lives to Christ. Was it worth it to Paul? The Holy Spirit told me that it was and that I should ask him when I get to Heaven. Wow! God uses all things for good…
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Romans 8:28 (NLT)
So in a time where God knew that his beloved son, Charlie, would be publicly executed to the horror of all who witnessed that terrible microsecond, the plans for good were laid. The decades of hijacking of the minds of our youth through higher education were refuted and transformed in an instance. Life trajectories filled with purpose instantly confirmed. Who would have believed 60 days ago what is occurring in college campuses across our Country and the World? Who could have seen the rallying cry of our youth transformed from narcissistic pursuits to eternal purpose. When King Hezekiah was facing the limitless forces formed against his army, who could have seen God’s angel destroy 185,000 of them during the night? No one…but faith reigned. Hope prevailed. Promise of everything working for good proved itself yet again.
I don’t know what tomorrow will bring. My God tells me tomorrow is not promised. So the knowledge that the Omnipotent Creator tells me tomorrow is not promised but that eternity is assured is enough. China, take your toys and leave the sandbox of Worldly cooperation. These things must happen. My Savior tells me so. Your actions are not a surprise and will not determine my life’s joy. My joy is controlled by the Maker of Joy.
Let’s be the source of calm, hope and truth to those around us.
That is enough.
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Ready?
Are you ready when your ‘Stephen’ moment happens?
One of my favorite people in the Bible is Stephen and the recounting of his story in Acts is so, so powerful. We don’t hear a lot about Stephen but we do know that he was one of the first deacons, and man filled with wisdom and the Holy Spirit and the first recorded Christian martyr. In that seminal moment when he was brought before the Jewish Sanhedrin on false charges of blasphemy, he was ready. Undoubtedly knowing that his fate of death was already determined, when given the chance, Stephen spoke of Jesus and salvation and hope and also exposed the hypocrisy of the people he was standing before. He was ready. He spoke bold truth.
I have always liked Marco Rubio from a distance. Never too hot or too cold toward him. But watching him, as Secretary of State of the United States, boldly and so accurately preach the gospel during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service was incredible. It still is! He was ready. In all of his World travels and political speeches, he never impacted the World like he did on that day. This moment. This seminal moment when God assigned him his largest audience, Marco delivered.
Are you ready when your moment comes? It will and those on the receiving end of your gift of hope will desperately need the gospel delivered boldly and accurately by you into their life. Paul, the man who held the coats of those who killed Stephen writes in 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV), “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Imagine, God using Stephen’s chief accuser as his most impactful vessel for his Church. Nothing you have done disqualifies you from God’s forgiveness and his deliverer of hope to a hopeless World.
You’ve got this! Someone is depending on it.
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Irrational Forgiveness
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“Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 (ESV)
While teaching, I often reference how Potipher must have relayed to his wife that the Jewish boy she had falsely accused of sexually assaulting her was now the number two head of all Egypt. Second only to Pharoah. I wonder in those first days and weeks after Joseph’s promotion, did they sit and live in fear awaiting, his revenge for her lie that left him unjustly imprisoned for as many as 10 years.
Joseph’s revenge never came, or at least was not significant enough to be recorded in this incredible story of hope and purpose in the Bible. I believe in the instance that he went from the outhouse to the corporate penthouse of Egypt, Joseph’s clarity of purpose and understanding of his past became clear.
I don’t know if Erika intended to forgive her husband’s killer when she stepped in that stage yesterday afternoon. I do believe that as she stood before a stadium filled with like-minded Believers, the purpose of the event that took her husband’s life became crystal clear. And in that moment of clarity, God told her ‘there is no time for anger and revenge.’ In that moment a mourning wife and sweet mother was assigned a purpose far greater than she ever could have imagined in her life. The years of studying to know the Bible made sense. Being Charlie’s closest confidant made perfect sense. Listening to countless speeches made by her husband made sense. Shaking the hands of the World’s most powerful and holding the most needing blended in perfect harmony of her calling. I believe Erika Kirk’s ‘Joseph-like’ moment was witnessed by millions in the way that only the King of all kings could cause.
As we watched yesterday, the clarity that the Creator’s plans were once again too marvelous to understand and His Omnipotence never in question, again became clear. I pray that we put aside pettyness for purpose. And we accept purpose above all else. We are called to be the light in this World. Forgetting what is behind and focusing on what is ahead…let’s go! The harvest never more plentiful and the workers grew exponentially yesterday.
Thank you, Erika. We mourn with you. We accept your Spirit-filled leading. Let’s go!
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