Each person together...
Have you ever had one of those experiences
where God unmistakably spoke to your heart? I love the passion and clarity of
those moments!
Have you ever had the above happen WITH a
group of people? You know, God spoke to YOUR heart, but He also spoke to some
others' hearts as well?
Such an experience both binds
believers together and sends them out together. They are drawn closer to God
and one another, and they are ready to go out in service together.
It's powerful when corporate
experience becomes corporate commission.
Consider: "Saul also
went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had
touched." (1 Samuel 10:26 ESV)
Not everyone felt the same
way: "But some worthless fellows said, 'How can this man save us?' And
they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace." (1
Samuel 10:27 ESV)
See it? Some heard from and
were touched by God. Some didn't get it. The some that didn't get it didn't
stop the some who did!
Here's the thing... when a
group is together and a group is oriented toward hearing from and listening to
God together, the likelihood that people will hear individually and move
collectively is increased. I firmly believe this is one of the many reasons
believers must practice the discipline of meeting together regularly. We must
position ourselves as individuals to hear from God and then join in joyful
action with others who hear from and are touched by God.
Don't let the some who don't
get it stop you from being one of the some who do.
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