The Best is Here!

For many years I have quoted a dear man of God who had a tremendous impact on my life as a young minister, Dr. Charles Cookman. Brother Cookman would always say, "the best is yet to come". I found myself quoting that statement hundreds of times over the years. Recently, I have come to believe and begun saying, "the best is here now"! So much of the time we are "waiting on God". Well, maybe He is waiting on us; waiting for us to take Him at His word; waiting for us to discern His present will and desire for our present circumstances; waiting on us to "step out of the boat"; waiting on us to walk by faith and not by sight; waiting on us to share the hope that is within us with others; waiting on us to "do" the previous things He put in our heart; waiting on us to "be" the expression of Christ to a lost and dying world; simply stated, He is waiting on us!!!!!

If we are always looking for the best to come tomorrow or the next day we may very well miss the great thing the Lord wants to do today. He is a now and on time God. Your time is now; your season is now; your destiny is now; His grace is sufficient for what He has called you to. Rise up and see what the Lord may do!

The Best is Here Now!!!!!

"A New Birth"

For everyone expecting a blog dedicated to our first grandchild, Ella Rae, here ya go! C'mon! The very cool thing about the timing of the birth of "the princess", is that something new has been birthed at Calvary Church as well. In the same week we dedicated our newly renovated "theanctuary" our granddaughter was born. During my six hour trek, one way, to Raleigh, NC, I had some time to meditate on the idea of, "a new birth". A scripture came to mind, John 3:6, "humans can produce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life." As I contemplated this I realized anew that every single natural and spiritual birth is brand new. There are no exact duplicates! Many new births may look alike but none have the same DNA match! Just as there will only be one Ella Rae, the new thing God is doing at Calvary Church is "like" many other things He has done, but it is actually brand new! I got very excited when I thought this through. What God is doing in these moments has never been done before! It may look the same and seem the same, but our Heavenly Father duplicates nothing. My question to you is; "what new thing is God doing in you?" He desires to give you new dreams and visions, He wants to "birth" a brand new thing in your heart and life! God never, ever duplicates or replicates! He makes all things brand new! Oh by the way, Ella is absolutely gorgeous!