Sunday was...surprising, awesome, a blessing, powerful, inspired, these are just a few words some gave to describe what God did this past Sunday at church. One person even asked if I did something different in preparing, "did you pray for this one." It was as though God's Spirit broke into our routine of church. We would like to think that this happens every Sunday, but in reality we all know it hasn't.
I will not try to explain away what we experienced last week. The only explanation I will give is this; God has promised that there is power in the Word of God. "I will exalt My name and My word above all things." (Psalm 138:2) When we exalt His name and His word and we allow access to our inner most being to His Holy Spirit we will be apprehended, confronted to "Set apart Jesus as Lord in your heart." And that is what happened.
As powerful and great as Sunday was I wonder how this past week following it was for you? Did you find yourself "moving on"? You know, forgetting about it and getting back to the routine of life. I struggled all week, I struggled not with forgetting about it but with applying it. "How would Tuesday at 2pm or Thursday at noon be any different? What was your struggle?
One thing that happened this week was the rest of the letter of 1 Peter came into clearer focus for me. That verse, "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord." was like a key that unlocked the rest, it brought clarity to it, it tied it all together for me.
I am excited (honestly, nervously so) to preach this week because I see it being the next step for those of us who stood to say, "I Will Go All In."
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