Peas In A Divine Pod

Good evening. Last weekend, a powerful message was ministered at a church I fellowship with when I’m in Georgia, The Church At Chapel Hill (CCH). Their current series is titled, “If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?” This particular message was on “Assignment.” Although the entire message kept you locked in, one particular part literally made me stop and rewind the podcast. Pastor Jeremiah touched on the American Dream being the American Scheme. In other words, he talked about how desiring to meet the world’s standards of success distracts us from what’s really important – our assignment to win souls to Christ and reach the lost. I could not agree more. Landing a 6 figure job, driving a BMW, living in a lavish house, with a dog, and a privacy fence from here to Heaven means nothing if you don’t share about God in every chance that you get. It means nothing if you don’t care enough for a single person on this earth to be concerned about their salvation. We have gotten so far out of touch with compassion and ministry and so focused on meeting the world’s standards…sadly even in the church. You better believe me when I say, “spiritual elitism does exist.”  Living like this doesn’t benefit the Kingdom of God. It benefits our ego.

Yesterday I heard another amazing sermon that ironically though divinely piggy backs the message from CCH. My pastor, Terri, encouraged us to be relentless in our faith. The sermon resonated with me on so many levels.

The definition of relentless is: Unyielding in severity or strictness; Steady and persistent.
Matthew 11:12 reads, “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”

I told you these two message were divinely connected. :p

At what point do we (Christians) get as aggressive and as relentless about what we believe in our faith as we do in accomplishing the American Dream? When do we get so fed up with people living in darkness that we sacrifice all that we have to reach them even if it means our reputation, public image, or financial comfort?  When do we become so transparent that unbelievers can’t help but to see that you’re human yet connect with your compassion and love?

What are you working for? What are you working towards? Those questions apply to me as well so don’t please don’t get it twisted. I’m not there. Striving to be, but not there.

I’ll end with this. Pastor Jeremiah read a quote that essentially said that our most glorious purpose on this earth is to contribute to the glorification of God until the end of time (paraphrase). Well, let’s do just that…

W.I.N. Ministries Mission Statement:

We purpose to win souls for Christ; By profound proclamation; intense explanation, and practical application of the Word of God; Operating under, in and through, the Holy Spirit.

Further, we purpose to engage in consistent and frequent worship of our God to edify the saints, to reclaim the backsliders and to rescue the lost.

Church At Chapel Hill Mission:

The mission of The Church at Chapel Hill is to Worship the Lord, Reach all people, and Equip to serve.

If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?

Peace – Kimberly
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