“So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty, their God”
Haggai 1:14 (NIV)
Unless the LORD moves, we will find anything else to do rather than working on Christ’s church, under Christ’s leadership.
Unless the LORD moves, and stirs up the spirits of the people, there is no hope for Parkdale.
Why do we think we need a new system or new pastors or a new model of church?
We need the LORD to stir us up.
It is true that this verse records the names of key individuals, for in every church there are leaders placed by God and everything in that church rises and falls on the leadership those individuals give, so the LORD stirs them up first. But the leaders by themselves can do nothing, for the leaders do not have the ability to stir the spirits of the people, and the church is built up by all the people getting to work. So God stirs the spirits of the whole group.
Imagine if God would stir all of us at Parkdale.
What would that be like?
Would we call something like that revival?
Whatever we call it, we will be amazed at how much of Christ’s church gets built in a
short period of time.
short period of time.
Oh Immanuel, we know you are with us- stir our spirits Lord, stir us up, let our excuses fall away and let us join You in your great work.
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