Haunting whispers of grace….

We cannot move forward in the 21st century church in the framework of God’s messages without understanding the grace revelation upon the 1st century church. This is where intention and purpose collided, thus kingdom agenda is set. See the power of Pentecost was not the exponential growth; that was one of the results. The power came from the haunting whisper of the Holy Spirit that descended upon the diversity of people in different tongues simultaneously. Where the people were willing to accept the difference, surrender to what was not seen, submit to a truth not known, and obey a voice of reason that stood of faith alone. However, in the age of technology and my needs, my life, my wants, we have become selfish and lost sight of the true meaning of seeking God. We have put our values on the wrong things in this life, thus, leading us to a disillusion lifestyle. We focus on the material things in this life, because we have forgot these are only consequences, outcomes, products of a work, not worth. Yet, we have made them what define us, our worth; it was never meant to be that way. All of the material things will fade, pass away, but what remains always with us is not quantifiable. Yet, the depth, the height, and the width of it is immeasurable, and take us to the infinite places. See it is not the trophy we are weepy eyed over, it is the spirit and the emotional high of all that went into getting there. For we succeed in this life mostly by offering ourselves to others – our listening ear, our lasting smile, our invaluable time, our warm hug, and our loving heart. This takes us back to the 1st church when life was simpler, and the convolution of technology did not over take us. I am not saying, we should abandon or even do without technology, rather I am resolute in saying – we must look to the past to understand how to appreciate what we have today to better communicate the message that has not change, the truths that are absolute, and the love that is unconditional. The haunting whisper reminds us, these are just tools to us, not ever meant to take away from the human touch, only to assist in achieving the human touch. Teaching us to be who God called us to be, and not the unrealized frustrated person, underutilized fragmented life, or the dream deferred, for you see Jesus is truly the living word that breathes light in our darkness, and life into our dry bones. Acts. 2:39- The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call. (NIV)....we choose to become, we choose to believe, we choose to change...Jesus has chosen, have you?