Ps Dan , I felt compelled to write to you regarding the envelopes that were handed out in the sermon yesterday as part of the ' Restorying the Darkness ' series . You talked about confession and prayer and handing over to God what weighs us down and lately for me , it has been the burden of injustice .
Over the past few months at work , I have had some seismic shifts in conditions and position I was undertaking , effectively being stripped of all that I had and was doing , in favour of someone new and with less experience . It was a jarring moment and one that many have seen as a huge injustice , especially me . I have been hurt , angry and at times felt defeated as I gave everything I had to my position . It has left me wondering what next and I have struggled to understand God ' s role for me moving forward .
When I opened the envelope yesterday , 3 words were in front of me , " the just one ". These words hit me so hard I felt like I had been speared through the chest right to the very core . I was struggling to hold back tears as I realised the gravity of what was in front of me . All my insecurities , all my hurt , all my fear and doubt was addressed in those 3 words . To realise that I didn ' t need to carry the burden of injustice around with me anymore , to not have to stand at the base of it and stare up like it was some insurmountable mountain is life changing . I have lots to confess to God and will always be a work in progress , but a huge obstacle that was in my way started to crumble yesterday .
My job is to not pick up the stones and try to repair that wall , like I always seem to do , but to just simply step over the rubble and move on . I just wanted to share this as encouragement as I know you and others had been praying that the words in those envelopes would be prophetic words and read by the right people at the right time . For me , this is true . Thank you .
- Stuart
The harvest is ready but the labourers are few . The Lord of the harvest wants us to pray for workers - or even better – to be a harvester ! - Sarah
Recently I felt God asking me to do more than sit in church but to ' be the church ' and go to the streets of Adelaide ( Rundle Mall to be exact ) and tell people about Jesus .
God cares for ' the one '. We see this In Jeremiah 5:1 “ Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem ( Adelaide ), look around and consider , search through her squares ( food courts ). If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth , I will forgive this city .” The Message bible finishes that verse with “… I want to forgive that person .” God cares for ' the one ' and wants them to hear the good news .
So , I have been catching the bus to the city to talk to people about Jesus . The first person I approached talked to me for 2 hours . I prayed for her and she was crying . She agreed to meet again in the city the next day . We did a bible study together in the food court – we talked for another 3 hours and I gave her a Bible and offered to take her to a church near her .
Some others were are not as interested . But the main thing is to obey God ’ s calling .
Romans 10:14-15 … how can they believe if they haven ’ t heard … how can they hear if no one is sent to tell them the good news ?
- Sarah
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