On The Edge Of Greatness!

Choices and Paths

GREATNESS IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED BY A DECISION TO CROSSOVER

For Israel, God had led them out of Egypt…He had provided for them every step of the way…

And He now brought them to the very edge of the promised land.

This was supposed to be something Great.

This was their time.

This was their hour.

This was their choice.

Here they were at a crossroads in their life.

Here they were at a very important fork in the road.

Here they were confronted with a life defining choice…

Where they going to settle where they were – or were they going to cross over into something great?

One path would lead them over the Jordan and the other path would lead them away from it.

One path would lead them into the Promised land and the other path would lead them into a Parched land.

One path would rescue them from the wilderness and the other path would return them to it.

One path would lead them to compromise – the other path would lead them to greatness.

What Is Greatness?

Guys - this is exactly where we are at as God’s people today – we are on the edge of greatness.

I believe that it’s God’s desire for every single one of us to enter into His greatness.

In fact, I believe that it’s God’s desire for His Churches to enter into greatness.

That is not say that all churches are going to have glorious buildings to look upon,

Or hundreds of Church members who gather each week.

And this is the problem so many people have– isn’t it

They just don’t know how to define “Greatness” in their walk with God.

You see, spiritual greatness is not determined by Church attendance numbers,

The size of weekly tithes, or the general building facilities.

For us as Christians – true greatness comes by

Being all that we can be, in the place that God has placed us – wherever that might be!

That’s all. That’s greatness.

I don’t have to be you, and you don’t have to be me

Neither does this Assembly have to be like this Church or that.

We just need to be surrendered enough to God’s calling for our lives

To let Him use us greatly in His Kingdom – isn’t that what you want?

It’s An Easy Choice?

There is no question about where God wanted Israel.

There is no doubt about the path He wanted them to walk.

He wanted them to cross over the Jordan.

He wanted them to enter into His Rest.

He wanted them to experience His Best.

And guess what – that’s what God wants for us too. We just have to make the right decision.

For Israel… there on the Edge Of Greatness…

That they found themselves at a crisis of belief.

Even with overwhelming evidence of God’s power and might

And countless miracles now behind them,

They suddenly stopped believing God and stopped moving forward.

The problem is that if you don’t want to move forward…

You just end up going back – don’t you.

On the edge of greatness God’s people may decide to stop moving forward.

And often the reason God’s people stop moving forward is because they find the road to hard.

They think they can’t possible overcome all that stands in the way of them

And that they can’t possible make a difference in the world as dark as this.