He Reigns...A Thought From the Aftermath

It's been 5 days...He Reigns has rung out in my head every day...we asked for God to bring us a harvest of people and that's precisely what God did.  There were so many great moments throughout the day but to be very honest I find that most of them are overshadowed in my memory by the amount of glory that God was bringing to Himself all day long.  I think my wife summed it up best when she said this:

"It's different worshiping God outside than it is inside."  "What do you mean," asks her loving hubby.  To which she replies, "When you worship God outside you can't help but look at His creation and be completely humbled by it.  To sing something like 'Indescribable' and look up to the stars that God has placed in the sky...it's different than looking up at a man made ceiling." 

There is something utterly amazing about worshiping God in the open air with His creation clearly visible all around you.  God reveals his majesty so much in such a setting.  I believe there are many lessons that we can draw from this weekend.

1.  God has a greater work to yet do in this community. 
2.  God desires for the people of Meigs County to hear more about his great sovereignty.
3.  God desires His renown to be spread amongst the people of Meigs county. 
4.  God desires the church family of Oasis to continue a work for His kingdom in Meigs County. 

I could keep going and going.  My prayer is that God will continue to grow His vision for He Reigns inside our hearts and that we would not be fearful of the big or bold plan that God may lay at our feet.  In fact, we should desire that very thing.  We should desire God to send us, not a task, but a great work for His kingdom...whether that be for He Reigns or for something else.  Therefore, we must continue to grow in our sense of expectancy.  We must continue to grow in our sense of vigilance and diligence.  We must continue to deepen our understanding and our response of savoring God in worship through the various postures that the Bible describes.  We must learn to build, in a biblical way, a desire to cultivate hearts that stand in awe of the glory of God.  This is true for all of us. 

Church...this weekend was but one small step in the direction of taking the gospel to the streets of our community...and it's not the only step we've taken this year.  Bible school was amazing this year...what a great work God accomplished during those days of Bible school.  But still, there are even greater things yet to come.  I believe with the fullness of myself that God is not even remotely done here in Meigs county.  I hope that you feel the same way and that your heart has been stirred to service by the things that God has been guiding Oasis through this year. Our great God is moving within this place...are you ready to humble yourself in the presence of God and ask, "God...how can I bring great glory to Your name and kingdom?  Tell me what I must do and prepare me for the sacrifice that I must make knowing full well that you are the strength of my heart and my portion forever and ever and ever..." 

Thanks to all of you who put in so much hard work for He Reigns.  I know that God stirred your heart to that service and so let us in turn give praise to Him for all that he accomplishes by His unstoppable will.  I challenge each of us to prepare our hearts for Sunday.  Make yourself ready through prayer and confession.  Worship God in your daily routines...savor Him in that worship.  Come prepared to meet with the everlasting God in the way of truth as you come to meet with the church to offer up a sacrifice of praise to God. 

Comments

[Kenny]

I still cannot stop thinking about this past Saturday. The entire day just felt indescribable. I have so much I could say about He Reigns, but I just...I'm still completely awestruck by God's sovereignty. I dont know that any of us have been able (at least not yet) to comprehend just what God was doing on October 3rd in Pomeroy. having the opportunity to worship in an area that is not safe in the sense of a church building or a designated christian gathering was truly amazing. I am already looking forward to the next He Reigns event....which could be coming up sooner rather than later......