No More Appetizers, "Feast" On The Buffet!
As I set back and reflected on all the events of this past week,
All the preparation that was done, leading up to the great 100th birthday party, a lot of us had the honor to attend.
All those who attended, were treated to fabulous hor’derves, several different kinds of cheese and a special punch made just for the occasion.
Those were well received, however as time went by, they began to loose some of there appeal,
The aroma of the main buffet was in the air and though it seemed like it might be taking longer than some would have liked,
No one was going anywhere anytime soon, they were all looking forward to,enjoying all the efforts everyone had worked so hard to achieve,
And what a meal it was, there was Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, Sides and salads, a Dessert assortment for everyone,
No detail left out, as much as you wanted and no hurry to finish.
Everyone participated and no one left wanting for anything, the ultimate buffet (doggie bags allowed).
How’s come people can get excited over something’s like that in life,
but when it comes to the spiritual smorgasbord that God has so extravagantly prepared for all who wish to enjoy,
So many are willing to settle and to just have the hor’derves that religion offers them in life?
and so few are willing to experience all that God has for them, only the personal intimacy of a relationship can bring into their lives?
There will always be an excuse or a circumstance, as to why their not feasting on everything that God has for them.
Let me tell you, God does not want any of His Children to have to settle for anything less than His very best!
He is not affected by your circumstances in the least, you are!
Sometimes you may be willing to settle for less and thereby try to limit Gods ability in your life,
but that does not change God’s willingness to bless you, in the least!
But it does limit how much you receive!
Its like you say, I didn’t get what I wanted, but at least I got what I needed, what I could afford, what I could provide.
I think we all know, "What’s" wrong with that statement, there are way to many I’s in it!
QUIT Settling for the appetizers in life, they only keep you from enjoying the feast that God has already prepared for you!
TBS. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
How do you know, what you are wanting, Gods not willing to give you,
If you will just believe, have some faith and let Him provide it for you,
instead of you trying to provide it for yourself and then making it sound like you had to settle for less than what you wanted, because somehow it wasn‘t Gods will.
Your self effort, will never be enough to give you the equivalent of the extravagant life that God has already prepared for you
Sometimes that’s the hardest part, not trying to help God out, but learning to wait on Him and praising Him right where your at in life.
2 Chrn. 20:15-17,21-22 NKJ
15. And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
17. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
The bible goes on to say, Jehoshaphat and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.
Despite how their circumstances looked, they worshipped God, for the victory that was coming on the horizon,
They hadn’t seen it yet, but they knew it was on the way!
And they began to give God the praise, because they knew it had nothing to do with their limited abilities,
but everything to do with Gods endless capabilities!
21. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:
“Praise the Lord,
For His mercy endures forever.”
22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.
when they began to sing and to praise right where they were, God was moved to action, (I’ll repeat it, because it’s worth repeating!)
The world scoffs at the things of God and says what sense does that make!
The world says, show me the money!
God says show me your faith and I’ll show you my riches in glory, my son is in charge of dispersing
Gods ways don’t always have to make sense and trying to figure them out all the time,
only subtracts from the ability to believe and the faith that it takes to see them come to fruition
Let me ask you what sense does planting almost anything in the ground and it growing into a living beautiful thing make?
But you know that it works, even in the desert it works,
Has anyone ever seen the flower of a cactus? Their absolutely beautiful!
Gods principles are not limited to their surroundings or circumstances
Isaiah 43:16-21 MSG.
16-21. This is what God says,
the God who builds a road right through the ocean,
who carves a path through pounding waves,
The God who summons horses and chariots and armies—
they lie down and then can’t get up;
they’re snuffed out like so many candles:
"Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say ’Thank you!’
—the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert,
rivers through the sun-baked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose,
the people I made especially for myself,
a people custom-made to praise me.
"Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
Human nature has a tendency to repeat itself, over and over and over
You know, the “I can make the square peg fit the round hole” if I just keep trying, philosophy.
If you always continue to make left hand turns all the time,
you will continually lap the same piece of real estate over and over, just like the children of Israel did.
Oh you can live there and sustain there, but as long as you do,
you will never experience the promised land that God truly has waiting just for you.
Start praising God now for the rivers that are about to flow in your desert,
For the road that is about to appear out of nowhere to lead you to where abundance lives and flows freely,
For the path that won’t continue to circle the mountain, but will split the mountain wide open and take you safely right through it, to your promised land God has waiting for you!
"Forget about what’s happened before;
don’t keep going over old history.
His mercies are new every morning after morning, after morning
God wants to do a new thing in your life, today right now, the waiting can stop today, you can walk out of the old, step into the new!
No matter where your at right now in life, God has so much more for you to be enjoying in your life!
Your relationship with His Son Jesus, has assured your place at the table.
Every promise in the Bible is yours to lay hold to, there’s not one promise God wants to withhold from you.
Maybe your standing at the corner of Desert and mountain rd today
And you’ve been carrying a burden to long
Maybe its a Way ward Son or daughter,
Financial need
Marriage
Physical
And you’ve Done all you know to do
Stand where you are give it up to God, once and for all
He’s waiting to fight your battle, start praising right where you at,
"He’s Waiting" to carry your burden so you don’t have to, Not just for right now, but forever.
You can make a life change today
Praise him for the river in your desert
Every river started with a rain drop, it’s true, you won’t find a spicket
At the mouth of a river,
Your faith multiplied by Gods ability can turn that raindrop into your river of blessing in your desert
God can meet your need today
He doesn’t want you to wait any longer, He has your best life now already prepared for you to step into,
The rest is up to you!
