Sunday at The Community
Fellowship we finished up the EVERY 1 MATTERS series. In the last 8 weeks we have talked through
the truth of Scripture that declares we have value, we are important and we
belong to God. Facts are facts.
There were several pieces of
being the people of God that stuck out to me in this last message, and I would
like to share some of those with you.
They not only stand out to me, but they declare things true and must be
responded to.
Hosea 14:7
NLT
My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like
grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
There are lots of things going on in
this verse, and one of them stands up and shouts at me. It is about the shade. I like the idea of shade as it reminds me a
hot day that seems to be melting me with the heat of the sun. Yet I step under a tree with branches, and
there seems to be a breeze as I step under the tree.
The shade gives relief and the
ability to think further about the day.
Shade gives protection and reminds me of the protection that God gives
me. Then it happens. When I chose to step out of the shade, the
sun is hot and bearing down on me once again.
By doing life without God and
outside His protection I miss God’s best for my life. We lose perspective and protection when God
is not part of the equation. That is
awesome truth that gives us reward by making the best choice.
Numbers 6:27 NLT
Whenever Aaron and his sons bless
the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.
This is good stuff. In the Old Testament God spoke through the
times God blessed people through the priest as seen in Aaron and his sons. We do the same thing today. As we bless people God works through us to
bless those same people. We become a
conduit that God uses.
We don’t speak for ourselves. We speak for God. It is vital that we allow Him to work through
our lives. By connecting ourselves to
God we are used by Him to bless others!
In the same way, he took the cup of
wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as
often as you drink it.”
Hebrews 8:10 NLT
But this is the new covenant I will
make with the people of Israel
on that day, says the Lord: I will put my
laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their
God, and they will be my people.
Both those verses speak to
the covenant that God makes with us, His people. His promises cannot be broken, and they go
deep in to the future.
Our future is clearly set by
God and fully secure. We can enjoy His
protection and peace each day as well as bless others in big ways. To be His people and for Him to be our God is
a big deal. Claim it. Live in it.
Share it with others!
Jeremiah 24:7 NLT
I will give them hearts that
recognize me as the Lord. They will be my
people, and I will be their God,
for they will return to me wholeheartedly.
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