The Supremacy Of Christ

We serve a God who doesn’t forget our dreams or the desires of our hearts.

We see Gods heart that in the midst of working out things on a global scale is not so busy that he can’t stoop down and answer a long forgotten dream of one little woman in a little town who still has a heart to serve one of his servants.

This is a story of a God who makes dreams come alive, sometimes takes them away and sometimes gives them back. No matter what God does we must trust Him. We must guard our hearts so that we can continue to serve Him. If he makes our dreams come true we must serve Him. If He takes it away serve and worship Him, gives it back worship Him.

PT 4: IT’S WORTH THE TROUBLE

Elisha said, “You have gone through all this trouble.” Serving, laboring for others so that they might be blessed is worth it. So that needs are met is worth it. I felt the way Elisha did last week as Tres orchestrated a number of brothers and sisters and pulled off a while you were out thing and redid my office.

My brothers Eddie, Scott, Duane, Tim, Bryan, Chris and Horatio got me out of the house for dinner and a movie (for my birthday) while

Ryan and Matthew, John, James, Greg, Nicole, Penny, Ronice and Joythi redid my office.

Two different types of paint, crown molding, a chair rail, new office furniture, accesscories a total makeover. They kept me out until 11:30 so I was too tired and didn’t go in the office. The following morning Tres asked me to get the phone out of the office and it was then that I saw it all. I was stunned! Overwhelmed even.

You have gone through all this trouble, I said. Such acts of service humble people as it did me. I thought I am not worthy of being served in such ways but it really is about Gods heart working behind the scenes to encourage. I am thankful to all for your act of service.

I think about the leadership council of Mike, Duane and Dan and all the “trouble”, the acts of service to help Ed, Jim and myself to get unstuck and I am grateful.

Such acts of service build your faith in God. When we see what God finally brings about with our service we will say it was worth it. All the trouble was worth it. This is what we learn from Joseph.

When Josephs too sons were born Manesseh and Ephraim he said:

Gen 41:51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household."

Gen 41:52 The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

All that Joseph went through, all the trouble, sold into slavery, in prison, unjustly treated, being forgotten, the years of perseverance he now forgets in the face of great blessing and prosperity. God made him fruitful in the land of his suffering.

This is the God we serve; Christ supreme over the prophets, angels, demons, nature and over death itself!