Power with Purpose!

What can I say about Saturday night's meeting? As I tried to explain to a good brother this morning, finding words has proven difficult.

Just when you think, "Wow! How can it get better?" God pushes you just a little more. The fellowship was wonderful as always. We began our lesson which was based in Romans 12:3-8, thinking soberly about yourself and ended by reaffirming each other with words of encouragement and brotherly love.

We must; in every stage of our Christian development, make a sober self-assessment of our walk with Christ and with fellow believers. Too many new to the Christian ways stumble head-long into ministries and helps for which they are thoroughly unprepared, and too many seasoned Christians are happy to sit back on their laurels and claim to the world, "I have arrived," or "I've done enough."

A sober self-assessment will let you know that; no matter where you are in God, you always need Him, and you always need your brothers and sisters. We are all part of one body, fitly joined together. As another good brother put it last night, "If you are the hand, know that it's okay to be the hand. If you are a foot, it's okay to be a foot!" Know who you are in the Lord and find good, trustworthy fellows that will help you discover this.

The unspeakable portion of the meeting came at the end - prayer time. I cannot begin to describe the atmosphere in the house. There were so many needs and requests spoken and God moved on all of them. I can only speak for myself when I say that God has done, is doing, and will continue to do wonderful works in my life. The only thing better than that was to watch Him move on my brothers and sisters in such a dynamic, powerful way. Hearts were torn and hearts were mended. God was truly in the business of tearing down and building up last night. It was a personal privilege to witness the Lord putting power and purpose together in His people. I just can't thank Him enough!