This morning I was having my quiet time with the Lord and I felt inspired about church revitalization from one of the passages I read. So here’s a spontaneous blog post.
I was reading Psalms 70 and 71 and I was trying to find strength for myself for what I have been going through recently in my life, but instead of only finding joy and strength for myself, God helped me find something more. The part of the passage that stood out to me the most was Psalm 71:4, 17-22. Verse 4: "Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man." Verses 17-22: "O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you? You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again. You will increase my greatness and comfort me again. I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel." God revealed to me how this passage could be a picture of a church that is going through a revitalization. Only the power of God can rescue a church from decline. God has done great things through his church and only he can continue to do great things. Even though a church is in decline and experiencing troubles, conflict, and a loss of hope, God can revive the church through these troubles. God can revive the church and increase their growth, greatness, and give them joy and comfort again knowing that God is faithful. Church revitalization is a continuous process. Every individual and every church needs to continuously be revived. I am personally at a point currently where some days I feel that it is hard to find my strength in God, but God continues to remind me that I don’t have to have the strength because he will get me through the day. This passage was a great reminder of just how faithful God is to his people and his church.
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Sharon L Faulkenberry
7/14/2016 03:54:32 pm
It is a hour by hour and day by day trust in God that gets me through the day.
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