A Word for Sunday, 7/12/2020

“God is redemptive. I remain conscious and aware that in the midst of all of the upheaval we are watching right now, there is something we need to remember beyond what our eyes can see. There is an original intention and redemptive purpose of God. It helps us to look from heaven’s vantage point. We should be able to receive our intel and what our perspectives are on what’s taking place in our culture from that view. We must understand in the midst of it all, God is working redemptively to restore His purposes. 

“I have come to a place where there is a positive expectation of things God wants to birth through this crucible we’re facing as a nation. There are times where we see things have become so compressed and tight and challenging that it can almost feel like a death sentence. However, it is in those very moments where God has life in the birth canal of His people. He’s birthing something new into the earth according to His purposes. We have to keep that reality in mind and realize God is working redemptively in this hour. 

“In the day of King David, when God was going to establish the true throne of David where His son, Jesus, would sit, a giant arose in the land. Goliath mocked both God’s people and God’s promises. His voice was loud and consuming and he caused the armies of the living God to cower and to be stricken with fear. I see something very similar playing out in this nation now. There are voices mocking God’s purpose and intention for this nation, as well as mocking the people of God. These voices have loomed louder and louder over these last few months. It is over the racial unrest, over the coronavirus, etc. The volume of this mocking has caused fear to grip so many. However, we have got to see the redemptive purpose of God in the midst of it. 

“I believe that just as in the day of David, the people of God are being given the charge to possess the entire promise of God. Here is the wisdom of God: He caused to arise someone in the land whose heart was totally dedicated to Him, who spent time in His presence, and who spent time hearing the intel of heaven. In the midst of the fear, courage and a sense of mission and purpose gripped him, while fear was dominating the landscape. Today, in the midst of all of this shaking, just like then, God is raising up Davids and unveiling His unshakable Kingdom.” 

“Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:1-4; NIV) 

[This helpful comment is from Chris Mitchell, Jr., on the monthly One Voice Prayer Movement Call, 7/7/20.]