Pavement Ends Ministry

No one has time to listen, that is no one but God! Yes, God in Heaven is leaning forward on His throne to listen to me. The Bible tells me that before I even speak God hears and answers my prayers. He promises that if I call out to Him, He will hear and show me things that are beyond my imagination. When I ask for something, He gives it. When I am seeking something, He helps me to find it and when I knock, He opens the door and invites me in. God always has time for me and He will always listen to my prayers.

A large crowd of people had gathered to hear Jesus teach. As the day ended the people were hungry, but there was no food. The disciples thought that Jesus would send the people away, but Jesus wanted them to feed the people. They told Jesus, “We have no food, we have no money to buy food and there is no place to buy food even if we had the money”. But Jesus was not concerned with what they did not have. He asked, “What do you have?” And then told them to “go and see”.

Sometimes we forget that God is sovereign. In our arrogance, we think that even God can be tamed. Here is the problem. We want God to suit us. We try to put a bridle in His mouth and turn His head to please us. We end our prayers with, “In the Name of Jesus, Amen” thinking that God can be manipulated. But you need to know, God is untamable

What do you miss most from the past?” There are a lot of things I miss. I miss quality workmanship. I hate to buy appliances that will only last a few years. I miss clean entertainment; I remember the time when real actors could act and real singers could sing. None of them had to take off their clothes or use foul language. There are a lot of things I miss and wish would make a comeback.

But the thing I miss the most is good morals.

In the process of life, sometimes we all get broken. And sometimes we don’t even know that we are broken. When God begins the process of fixing us, we don’t understand why we are suffering. So, we cry out to Him for mercy. The truth is when God is grinding, cutting, welding, and hammering on us, He is being the most merciful to us. He is fixing us where we are broken.

If you are a child of God, you have this promise that is found in 1 Peter; “After you have suffered for a little while…. Christ Himself will restore, support, strengthen, and establish you

When I think about the Goodness of my God I am overwhelmed with joy. I have to lift my voice and my hands to Heaven. And I often wonder why other people don’t do the same thing. You see, I am happy that I serve The Lord. When I am in His presence, I can’t help but sing. And even though my voice is not very good, the noise I make is full of joy.

The Great Engineer of the universe tells us in Genesis Chapter 8 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.” When I go to gather my tomatoes and have to wipe the sweat from my face, I will give glory to God because the sweat on my brow is a testimony that His promises will never fail.

The powers that be hate it when people get along. They know that people who get along cannot be controlled by evil people. So let us make their lives miserable. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Lift each other in prayer. We can glorify God with our actions and make the world better with our smiles. Be like Jesus and say, I Love People.

God is a master at bringing beauty from ashes and joy from suffering. In Romans 8:18 we are promised that “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Yes, droughts and fires may be worrisome and smoke and haze may cause us pain and suffering. But look at that sunset!

In the Bible, God tells us to “Be still and know that I am God.” These days, wickedness abounds and evil is celebrated. So now, more than ever, we need to humbly bow our heads and experience His unmistakable sovereignty. At night the whippoorwill declares that God is good. In the morning the birds awaken to sing to the glory of the Righteous King. Just as the sunrise is inevitable, in the same way, we know that the Kingdom of God is unending.