It's a set-up!


I truly thank God for what he is doing in this season.  Though we have witnessed drastic circumstances, we have not lost our footing.  That may not seem to be a true statement, but have you examined your foundation lately?

As I look just at my own church, I can see how God has used these months of quarantine to solidify our foundation.  When trials come, God mercifully allows us to examine our stance.  This is when we find out what we are made of.  Unity has seemed to thrive under the circumstances. Let me be clear, this isn't of our own doing.  It is the Lord's work and it's marvelous in our eyes.  He has revealed wisdom and spiritual knowledge to those who have hidden in him.

Nobody likes to go through. Nobody likes natural uncertainties.  We all have been touched by this crisis. We have hurt, cried, and suffered together. Nevertheless, I have heard so many testify to the blessings of this season. Working from home has become an opportunity to see more of our families.  The dinner table is no longer scattered with mail because families are breaking bread together.  Evenings are now set aside for bible study and prayer.

What am I trying to say? You have been set up to stand up! God has given you a platform to minister to those closest to you.  He has turned your living room into a sanctuary, and your bedroom into an altar. What have you been doing differently in these last months? Are you feeling shaky or confident? Lost or found? If you haven't noticed a change in where you are, don't despair.  You can set your foundation today. Build your hope on Jesus! He is willing and ready to spend more time with you.

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. Luke 6:48

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Isaiah 28:16

It's set-up!
Reaching the lost at any cost,
Pastor Odie Kennedy

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