This morning in Church, our Pastor talked about Acts 8:1-8. The passage is about the persecution that the church suffered in the early years and how, even in the midst of the persecution, there was joy and faith. The focus of the sermon was particularly on verse 8: "So there was great joy in that city."
He said that the life of a Follower of Jesus is not an easy one. There is persecution and there is a cost. However, a life lived in full submission to the calling of Jesus is one of joy and one that will be rewarded, whether it be in earthly life or life in heaven.
The main idea was that, if we want joy in our city and change in our nation, we need to be fully serving our God. We need to move in prayer and action and do what God calls us to do.
I'm overwhelmed by the idea that God wants His purpose for this nation and this world to be fulfilled through people like me, through people like you and through those who we would never expect to contribute anything to the world. God's thought's aren't mine; they're above and beyond anything I can imagine. The Creator of the Universe and the Greatest Power of all is calling me to fulfill His purpose.
That same God is also calling you to fulfill his purpose. He has a job for you whether you fell you're worth it or not.
Mind blowing, right?
At the end of the service, a video was played. It's a lyric video for a song sung by, possibly, my favourite worship singer. It's called God of this City and it's sung by Chris Tomlin at Passion. (It was originally written by Bluetree just to set things right.) The song is powerful and beautiful and it's the perfect way to round this whole thing off.
(And it appears that the video only works on YouTube directly. Oh well.)
"Greater things have yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this city."
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