It is often so easy for me to accept God’s love for others but harder for myself. A woman came up to me in worship and said I believe that God wants to tell you that He smiles when He sees you and He delights in you… If you have called me ever you have heard Zeph 3:17, “The Lord will take great delight in you, He will rejoice over you with singing and quiet you with His great and mighty love.” How personal our God is!
As we looked into Christian Community Development verses about Humanitarian aid I was struck by a thought. It is God’s love that draws us to Him and it is God’s love that transforms community. When individuals are changed by the love of God everything changes. Their identity changes, as well as their fruit that their lives exhibit. They are restored and redeemed. They become the transitional generation, no longer slaves. They understand God has made an everlasting covenant with them and that God’s presence is their great reward. This is spelled out so beautifully in Isaiah 61. Isaiah 61 becomes an anointing over our lives. God wants us to walk as the changed, the restored, the redeemed. He wants us to live as no longer slaves!!!
We listened to the incredible story of Father Samaan and the Zabbaleen people of Quattum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01d4OlTi_k I encourage you to look this up and get the whole story. The story is about a priest of a Coptic church which is called to go to the garbage people of Egypt. These people were literally called “The Nothings.” Father Samaan went into pig pens and kissed their hands and kissed their heads. He showed them humble respect as an image bearer of Christ. God brought great transformation to this “garbage city” community. God restored their identity and instilled a deep value as image bearers of Christ. For these people, hope was restored, freedom came in the form of schools, hospitals, sewing, crafts, homes built, recycling started, dignity restored, and an amazing church built as a cave was discovered. Miracles are happening there regularly. Freedom in Christ truly brought beauty from Ashes in this community. These people, in 2008, won a global award for how they re-used 80% of their garbage. In a normal community, if you re-use 20% of the garbage you are considered to be environmentally friendly. It took 30 years to restore this community, but God did far more than we can ask or imagine. Where and what is God asking you to step out and restore?
In worship this week God spoke so sweetly, This moment is for you, my beloved son and daughter, bask in my presence and BE MINE! You are forgiven, You are called, You are MINE. There is healing in my presence. Be transformed by/ in my love. You are a people of peace. My love is yours! Walk anointed, there is healing in your hands.
Be in God’s healing presence this week! John 20:1-9 reminds us where the disciples ran, they RAN to the tomb and JESUS IS NOT THERE! Where in your life do you need to remind pain and death that Jesus is not there, he has conquered death and He calls us to live an abundant life. Is there forgiveness you need to speak? If so, pick up a phone? Is there repentance that needs to happen? Fall on your knees. Is there joy that needs to be restored? Accept it! Is there fear that needs to be destroyed? Allow God to destroy it! Is there a character trait of God that you cannot accept? Perfect Father? Loving? Faithful? Come to the Lord with your pain this week, and allow His perfect love to speak to you!
As we looked into Christian Community Development verses about Humanitarian aid I was struck by a thought. It is God’s love that draws us to Him and it is God’s love that transforms community. When individuals are changed by the love of God everything changes. Their identity changes, as well as their fruit that their lives exhibit. They are restored and redeemed. They become the transitional generation, no longer slaves. They understand God has made an everlasting covenant with them and that God’s presence is their great reward. This is spelled out so beautifully in Isaiah 61. Isaiah 61 becomes an anointing over our lives. God wants us to walk as the changed, the restored, the redeemed. He wants us to live as no longer slaves!!!
We listened to the incredible story of Father Samaan and the Zabbaleen people of Quattum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01d4OlTi_k I encourage you to look this up and get the whole story. The story is about a priest of a Coptic church which is called to go to the garbage people of Egypt. These people were literally called “The Nothings.” Father Samaan went into pig pens and kissed their hands and kissed their heads. He showed them humble respect as an image bearer of Christ. God brought great transformation to this “garbage city” community. God restored their identity and instilled a deep value as image bearers of Christ. For these people, hope was restored, freedom came in the form of schools, hospitals, sewing, crafts, homes built, recycling started, dignity restored, and an amazing church built as a cave was discovered. Miracles are happening there regularly. Freedom in Christ truly brought beauty from Ashes in this community. These people, in 2008, won a global award for how they re-used 80% of their garbage. In a normal community, if you re-use 20% of the garbage you are considered to be environmentally friendly. It took 30 years to restore this community, but God did far more than we can ask or imagine. Where and what is God asking you to step out and restore?
In worship this week God spoke so sweetly, This moment is for you, my beloved son and daughter, bask in my presence and BE MINE! You are forgiven, You are called, You are MINE. There is healing in my presence. Be transformed by/ in my love. You are a people of peace. My love is yours! Walk anointed, there is healing in your hands.
Be in God’s healing presence this week! John 20:1-9 reminds us where the disciples ran, they RAN to the tomb and JESUS IS NOT THERE! Where in your life do you need to remind pain and death that Jesus is not there, he has conquered death and He calls us to live an abundant life. Is there forgiveness you need to speak? If so, pick up a phone? Is there repentance that needs to happen? Fall on your knees. Is there joy that needs to be restored? Accept it! Is there fear that needs to be destroyed? Allow God to destroy it! Is there a character trait of God that you cannot accept? Perfect Father? Loving? Faithful? Come to the Lord with your pain this week, and allow His perfect love to speak to you!
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