To China, and Back Again

Sunday morning retuning: What a great insight into the Church in China! How exciting to consider how God might want us to partner with them in the years ahead. What was your take away?

Dear Worshipers,

As Pastor Myron and Sharon are endeavoring to walk one step behind Jesus, the latest part of the journey for them has involved a trip to China. While there they had the opportunity to see first-hand different projects North-Mar Church has contribute to over the years, but most importantly they were given a fresh perspective on the work God is doing in the people of those regions. It was great to hear, but what do you imagine the Lord wants you to do with what you have heard?

Think of it in the form of this question: “Where will God take you to give you a better picture of how He is at work and how you can be a part of it?” As a church, there are some things happening in China that we will have opportunity to be a part of in the days to come. What is God showing you in this season, maybe even today, that is His personal invitation to you to join Him in His work?

As we follow Jesus, we must expect that this will be a part of our experience. He is working, because His Father is at work. He said, “My Father has worked [even] until now, [He has never ceased working; He is still working] and I, too, must be at [divine] work.” [John 5:17, Amplified Version] We should see His active work as an invitation to join Him in it. Do we?

When Jesus heads in that unexpected direction, toward an unexplained experience, will you go with Him, or politely decline. Most of us will not go to China and back, but Jesus wants every one of us to move along, one step behind Him, always joining Him by taking up our part of what He is doing on the earth. It is a marvel that we get to be a part of it.

You may be surprised the way that Jesus wants to use your hands and feet. That reminds me of a song from the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir called Use Me. Be inspired.

Jesus, thank You for the extraordinary honor of being a part of serving our world. The fact that You could use me is still astonishing to me, but I believe it just the same.

In Christ,

Pastor Timothy