Your Movement Needs Purpose! 10-11–26

Welcome to the word for the week. To better understand the word this week we will need to look at a science point first. The earth revolves on its axis every twenty-four hours. If you have ever traveled on the other side of the world you realize just how far away that really is. Even then, you are simply on the other side and you have not circled all the way around. Now imagine that every day the earth is spinning back to its same position. It technically is moving and yet it technically is not going anywhere. You can see where we are going this week. You can be moving in life but are you going anywhere? You can have the appearance of accomplishment but is that really the case? Life is not about how things look. It is about how things really are.

From a spiritual perspective this is tough to really deal with. After all, nobody wants to think they are spinning their wheels or their life is at a standstill. We all hope for forward progress in Christ. We all hope to accomplish various things during our time here. But the reality in all of this is that these things take tremendous focus. You do not simply hope something happens and that is it. You have to believe it is possible before you even begin to pray. You have to trust God before you even go to Him. If this kind of hope is not in you before you pray then you never will pray. Faith is not a leap into the darkness of uncertainty. It is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Something has to be real in you before you even walk in faith.

We tend to place a priority on moving in life. We say things like at least you are doing something or at least you are trying to see if it can work. Step back and look at those two points for a moment. Both are true and both can also be wrong. We can sum them both up as one and go from there. It is true that there are times when it is better to try something rather than nothing. It is also true that there are times when it is better to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Seeing the salvation of the Lord means to see His deliverance. So when you stand still you are standing still so God can do His work in the matter at hand. There is a real point here and that involves knowing the difference of what season you are in. You may be in a season of making things happen and you may be in a season of standing still. What you do not want to happen is for you to be doing the opposite of what you should be doing.

In closing for this week we need to look at one more point of help. Do not be anxious. Anxiety clouds your focus and it works against your ability to wait on God. Being anxious makes you think if it does not happen right now then it cannot happen. Being anxious makes you believe the date on the letter instead of the word of God. It makes you believe the negative news even when God is trying to tell you it is all going to work on in your favor. The woman at the well was looking forward to the very Messiah who was standing in front of her and she did not even know it. Imagine telling Jesus when He comes He will make everything alright while He is standing in front of you! Here is the last point before we close. This earth returns to the same point every day at the same time. Lord willing, we do not know what tomorrow will hold for us. Israel marched around Jericho for six days but it was the seventh day that God said when the walls actually came down. Don’t give up on God because He won’t give up on you. He’s able!

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon