STEADY GROUND MINISTRY
“A Table for Two”
Written Mar 29 26
I always get inspiration for another Win the Day blog article, from the local pastor at my church. His sermons get me thinking about what my next blog article should be about.
In today’s sermon, while he preached about Palm Sunday and how the people treated Jesus—as an EARTHLY king they wanted to get them out of the oppression they were living under by the Romans—He came to be their SPIRITUAL king. These were 2 vastly different views of his entry into Jerusalem.
My pastor gave us some sermon points backed up by Scripture I’d like to share:
1. God visits people with PURPOSE.
Luke 19:44 says: “….you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
And, clear back in Exodus chapter 3, verses 7 and 8, the Lord said: “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard their crying out, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians.” While it was a different group doing the oppressing, He still wanted to take care of His people.
Our pastor also shared: “Opportunities god gives you have an expiration date.”
2. You can be close to Jesus and still miss Him.
John 12:13 says: “In the last days, God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.’”
Matthew 15:18 says: “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”
They were basically "checking the boxes."
3. Spiritual moments require spiritual discernment.
Luke 19:42 says: “……you did not know what would bring you peace…..”
Proximity does not necessarily reflect perception.
I Corinthians 2:14 says: “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only thru the Spirit.”
4. Missed moments have real consequences.
Luke 19:43-44 says: “The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment…and they will dash you to the ground….”
According to my pastor, here’s a sobering reality:
a) Missed spiritual moments are not neutral
b) Delayed obedience is not harmless
c) Ignoring god has consequences
Hebrews 3:15 says: “As has just been said: ‘Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.’”
5. This is your day of visitation.
James 4:8 says: Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Revelation 3:20 says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door. I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
Jesus wants a table for 2—YOU and HIM, to bless your Life!
Have a STEADY GROUND TODAY with Christ!
