That can be hard for many of us to swallow, especially if we feel like we are in a transitional season and ready for the next assignment God has for us. So, in plain terms, if we want our lives to exhibit greater Christian generosity during Advent, in 2019, and the years to come, it starts with communion, fellowship, and service with Him right where we are at today. God worked powerfully at Bethel International Church in five services in NYC yesterday and I am flying back to Colorado this morning.Īs we think about remaining in the love of Christ in preparation for Advent, we must remind ourselves that magnificent service with God in the future only flows out of mundane faithfulness in seemingly insignificant areas with God in the present. Blackaby in Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, revised and expanded with Richard Blackaby and Claude King (Nashville: B & H Publishing, 2008) 121.
Focus on deepening your communion with God, and out of that fellowship will inevitably flow effective service for God.” Remain faithful in what He has told you to do, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant it may appear. Don’t get discouraged if the task or “call” does not come immediately. He may spend years preparing your character or developing your love relationship with Him before He gives you a large assignment. Don’t be in a hurry to be constantly engaged in activities for God. In His timing, He will show you where He is working so you can join Him. “As God’s obedient child, you are in a love relationship with Him. This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. If you do not remain in Me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit apart from Me you can do nothing.
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