Monday Manna Minute
Monday, October 17, 2022
Good morning, Church,
Just a quick note on Sunday’s message, “It Could be One of those days, today.”
The Big Idea from 2 Chronicles 7.11-15 is that God acts in supernatural ways when people humble themselves. That means, putting their pride aside to seek and call on God. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to turn “one of those days” into “ONE of THOSE DAYS” when the Holy Spirit intervenes.
Remember the three stories that illustrated this truth?
There was Jairus the synagogue ruler whose 12-year-old daughter was deathly ill. Mom and dad had tried everything humanly possible for her, but there was nothing else they could do.
Then he was made aware that Jesus, the healer was in town. Maybe? Jairus thought it over, but he couldn’t do that. Jairus was the “ruler of the synagogue”. He was the presiding officer of the board of elders. He was responsible for the order of the synagogue and the orthodoxy of its members. He would have been the lead Pharisee in the area and therefore a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish supreme court. Both groups of which were very suspicious of Jesus. He himself, may have told others to stay away from this rogue Rabbi and his teachings, so he couldn’t very well be seen going to Jesus. This would damage his credibility among the Sanhedrin and his standing as the religious leader in his community.
But this was his daughter. So, he put aside his pride and sought Jesus. By the time he finds Jesus he gets word that his daughter just passed away. Jesus is aware and asks Jairus to take him to her where he raises her from the dead.
There was the woman with a menstrual cycle that has lasted for 12 years. Like Jairus, she has tried everything to find relief and healing. Nothing worked. What else could she do. She too heard Jesus was in town. So, she put aside her pride and ego to seek Jesus and ask him to intervene. Long story short, Jesus does and heals her.
And then there was the Dutch Reformed Church on Fulton Street in lower Manhattan. The year 1857. The church didn’t know what else to do. They had tried everything to revive their church and grow their church and hopefully God’s kingdom. But nothing was working. It was frustrating and depressing. Finally, Jeremiah, the newly hired staff member without experience said, “I don’t know what else to do. But pray.” And so, he put his pride aside and invited people to join him in praying for God to intervene one lunch hour a week. Over a year later there were tens of thousands of prayer groups occurring across New York and other states. And over 1 million people came to faith in Christ and that little church flourished.
Jairus, the woman, and the church tried everything humanly impossible to restore health and wellbeing, to fix a problem, but nothing worked. With no other option, these people humbled themselves by calling upon God. And God intervened.
The more you and I do something like this, the more we’ll see God act! I hope you’ll join me this Wed night beginning at 6 p.m. You can pray by yourself, or you can join me and a few others as we pray together.
Blessings friends,
Pastor B
Good morning, Church,
Just a quick note on Sunday’s message, “It Could be One of those days, today.”
The Big Idea from 2 Chronicles 7.11-15 is that God acts in supernatural ways when people humble themselves. That means, putting their pride aside to seek and call on God. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to turn “one of those days” into “ONE of THOSE DAYS” when the Holy Spirit intervenes.
Remember the three stories that illustrated this truth?
There was Jairus the synagogue ruler whose 12-year-old daughter was deathly ill. Mom and dad had tried everything humanly possible for her, but there was nothing else they could do.
Then he was made aware that Jesus, the healer was in town. Maybe? Jairus thought it over, but he couldn’t do that. Jairus was the “ruler of the synagogue”. He was the presiding officer of the board of elders. He was responsible for the order of the synagogue and the orthodoxy of its members. He would have been the lead Pharisee in the area and therefore a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish supreme court. Both groups of which were very suspicious of Jesus. He himself, may have told others to stay away from this rogue Rabbi and his teachings, so he couldn’t very well be seen going to Jesus. This would damage his credibility among the Sanhedrin and his standing as the religious leader in his community.
But this was his daughter. So, he put aside his pride and sought Jesus. By the time he finds Jesus he gets word that his daughter just passed away. Jesus is aware and asks Jairus to take him to her where he raises her from the dead.
There was the woman with a menstrual cycle that has lasted for 12 years. Like Jairus, she has tried everything to find relief and healing. Nothing worked. What else could she do. She too heard Jesus was in town. So, she put aside her pride and ego to seek Jesus and ask him to intervene. Long story short, Jesus does and heals her.
And then there was the Dutch Reformed Church on Fulton Street in lower Manhattan. The year 1857. The church didn’t know what else to do. They had tried everything to revive their church and grow their church and hopefully God’s kingdom. But nothing was working. It was frustrating and depressing. Finally, Jeremiah, the newly hired staff member without experience said, “I don’t know what else to do. But pray.” And so, he put his pride aside and invited people to join him in praying for God to intervene one lunch hour a week. Over a year later there were tens of thousands of prayer groups occurring across New York and other states. And over 1 million people came to faith in Christ and that little church flourished.
Jairus, the woman, and the church tried everything humanly impossible to restore health and wellbeing, to fix a problem, but nothing worked. With no other option, these people humbled themselves by calling upon God. And God intervened.
The more you and I do something like this, the more we’ll see God act! I hope you’ll join me this Wed night beginning at 6 p.m. You can pray by yourself, or you can join me and a few others as we pray together.
Blessings friends,
Pastor B
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