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God’s Value In Time…

December 29, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

If we put a value on our time then what value do we see in Gods Time? If we desire the most value for the time we give then shouldn’t we put a higher value on the time that we have received? There is a value for the Life we have and it is a price that we could not afford. The price has already been paid and it is now up to us to make the most of His return. For the time we have is a gift and the only value we have is the Lords…amen

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

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God’s Timing…

October 27, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

The forward motion of the gears within a clock can teach us many different spiritual elements of time. Throughout the Holy Bible we learn over and over where nothing was ever accomplished until the people were in one spirit and in one mind. As we continue to compare the gears of a clock to the body of Christ we can witness all different shapes and sizes traveling at different speeds and in different directions but all serving the same purpose in the Kingdom of God.

Here is where many get hung up in time. Due to the expansion of the gears within the clock many fail to expand in their position through sacrifice which teaches us that we are to decrease at times for others to increase. This lack of proper expansion within the body is often caused by pride or simple lack of trust within God. The Lord teaches us this very lesson in the anatomy of the human body which He created in the formation and expansion of new cells but due to the blindness of man they often operate as gears within a clock that won’t move.

Learning to operate within the natural progression of time requires communication in love as we learn to merge and operate as one without judging another. Many churches wonder why they are struggling to fill their pughs or struggling to hold things together and the answer is simple. They have created a box or a clock that just operates in the motions of time with little to no life being shown in Jesus Christ. This same thing can take place in our homes and in our careers when we just go through the motions of time without any substance behind our words and actions.

Time is a very valuable resource in order to build relationships and to maintain an understanding. For without an understanding there is no relationship and there is no relationship without an understanding. May I encourage you this morning to step out of the box with Jesus and watch what takes place as you experience something new. There is a peace beyond understanding when we quit fighting to hold on and learn to place our trust in the hands of the Lord as He carries us forward in His time….

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is  patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9

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A United Purpose…

October 25, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

If you recall the message from yesterday titled “The Hand Of Time” there was an analogy made of the gears within a clock. This morning to broaden our view it is important to recognize that the overall motion of time never stops moving ahead. It might appear that we get stuck at times or travel in circles but it is during these times that we should be seeking to learn within the season that we are in.

Think about it like this: Each individual is a gear and every home represents a single wrist watch that is to be ran in love. Now each family of God that joins together in a church can be compared to the formation of a clock. As the individual watches learn to unite as one we can recognize the formation of the hand.  All around the world there are individual gears that help to make up the overall watch and could you imagine if we were all in sink? These watches that are all around the world which represent the body of Christ are only bigger gears which construct a larger clock in the hand of time. The object is for each gear not to fight for position but to serve as one under Jesus Christ to lead the Way.

Learning to expand and function within the body of Christ can bring growing pains at times due to our human flesh but it is during these times that we can often witness the hand of God at work as we place our trust in Him. Another object for us is to continue forward on the path that we are given without doubting the hand of God who shows us the Way. For what good is a watch or a clock that’s hand doesn’t properly function in time? Like any watch sometimes we have to be reset as well in order to recognize and appreciate the time. May you have a blessed day and please join us again tomorrow morning on what keeps the clock ticking…

“Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.” Philippians 2:2

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The Hand Of Time…

October 24, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Learning to trust in God can be an excruciating process without the proper understanding of who is in control. Too many times we interfere with the hand of God at work due to our fleshly emotions or due to allowing others to influence our decisions. God has given us a responsibility to speak the Truth in love and then once it is spoken it is our place to stand upon His Word. This is where many lack understanding and often travel in circles of time. Let’s look at it this way to put it in perspective;

Imagine your life as a gear within a clock or better yet lets say the hand of time. Within this clock there are many moving parts. Some that move fast and some that move slow. Some may turn one way while others turn another. Some are big and some are small but they all have a purpose in time. It does not matter what color they are nor does it matter where they are from. For all that matters is that they understand their direction as they work together in unity and in love without division.

For all it takes is one gear within the clock to not function properly or to have some corrosion and this can affect the hand of time. Within a clock there is grace and love that moves without friction as each gear learns to grow in expansion. With this analogy now imagine being the gear and what would happen if you worked against another gear within the body. What would you expect to witness if you failed to trust another gear that God has placed into position?

The lack of trust of another gear plainly displays our own lack of trust within God. It is wise to recall that Satan’s objective is to enter within the clock as well. It is the evil one’s desire to hold back the promises of God due to his own destiny in time. Learning to walk with God is a process of learning to trust in the Lord deeper and deeper as we take our steps forward. This is where so many miss the boat because they are not willing to step out on the water with Jesus.

God has given us the instruction on how to operate within the clock in order to maintain our forward motion. Please join me again tomorrow morning on how to trust in God and how to handle the issues within the function of the clock without getting lost in the wilderness of time…For a clock that is not balanced always loses track of the season within time….

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

James A. Harrison

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