This is our hour. We can either say, “What if…” and look ahead, or “If only…” and look back.
If only we could go to the wedding of Isaac in Florida. Such a wonderful time. Bummer!
If only we could keep on meeting as a church. Such wonderful things have been happening.
If only we could meet in person rather than over the phone. Not even close to fun.
If only he hadn’t gotten sick. Ruined all our plans. Or…
- What if God pours out His Spirit upon a praying church, and we see the largest ingathering the church has ever seen? Many are believing for a billion!
- What if we are not gathering in groups of 50 or 500, but we gather in groups of two or three? Jesus still promises to be in our midst. We can call it church. So the government didn’t cancel church; they just sent it home. Wow! Great place to meet!
- What if we chose not to be overcome by evil (a pandemic), but we overcome evil with good, as Romans 12:21 says? I can think of five or six ways that we could do that. You could too. Here’s one: put a big sign on your window that says, “Church–welcome here Sunday at 10!”
- What if the pandemic opens up opportunities to pray for friends who are visibly afraid?
So–time to shine, Saints! We are not being shut down. We are rising up!
“The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day” (Proverbs 4:18).
“Arise shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising”(Isaiah 60:1-3).
“A man’s wisdom makes his face shine” (Ecclesiastes 8:1).
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matthew 13:43).“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:14,15). Thanks, Gary Gilbertson for giving me this idea.
Dare To Dream 
Great and timely word! Thank you!!
Outside with you. Maybe not the best day today, but there is plenty of fresh, virus free air out there. You can walk with Karen or meet Fred Thoni or any of your friends at your doorstep or at the parking lot at Como Patk. I am going to make BREAD! It does not like 🐝 🚴 @. Says I have to enter a valid email address. I like it this way better 🐝 🚴!
Outside with you. Maybe not the best day today, but there is plenty of fresh, virus free air out there. You can walk with Karen or meet Fred Thoni or any of your friends at your doorstep or at the parking lot at Como Park. I am going to make BREAD! It does not like 🐝 🚴 @. Says I have to enter a valid email address. I like it this way better 🐝 🚴!