Wednesday, August 5, 2009
It's Time To Draw Near...I'm just sayn'
It’s Time To Draw Near...I'm just sayn'
There was a horrible famine and it wasn’t limited to a small area—it was far reaching. The drought was so great that there had been no planting or reaping for two years. And, it wasn’t going to get better any time soon, for the Lord had spoken to His servant, Joseph, that the famine was going to last for a total of seven years.
Think about it, there was going to be another 60 months of drought and all of the difficulties and tragedies that would go along with it. Trees would die. Rivers would cease to flow. Animals would starve to death, and human life would be lost. It was going to be a horrible season.
God’s people are never forgotten in horrible seasons!
As many of you know, God had prepared the way for His people by elevating Joseph to the place of “Vice-Pharaoh” for all of Egypt. When the Pharaoh of Egypt heard that Joseph’s father Israel was alive, he told Joseph to bring his father and his families to Egypt where they would be provided and cared for. They were to live in Goshen, the region just east of the lower Nile River.
The Egyptians surrendered their money, their possessions, their homes and land, and eventually they sold themselves into the Pharaoh’s service. They did all of this that Pharaoh might provide them with the food they needed, so they wouldn’t starve to death. Yet, while they lost everything—God’s people flourished in Goshen.
Did you know that Goshen means, “Drawing Near?” Israel was given the region named “Drawing Near.” The depths of this are great.
· Jacob (Israel) was able to draw near to his beloved son Joseph.
· God was able to draw His people to a place of provision in the middle of famine.
· The families of Israel were able to draw near to one another.
· God drew His people near to Himself that they might be blessed and prosper—while those around them were losing everything.
Many Christians are facing incredibly challenging times right now. For some of you; it feels like you have already been in this for far too long of a season. I can’t tell you when your difficulties will end—but I can give you some great assurance today.
God already has everything in place to meet all of your needs according to His riches and glory. It’s time to go to Goshen! Don’t run to the rulers of the world for your answers and for their provisions—that are made available at an exorbitant cost!
Go to Goshen—the place of drawing near! After all, He promises that as we draw near to Him He will draw near to us, and, when He does—blessings and prosperity flow.
There was a horrible famine and it wasn’t limited to a small area—it was far reaching. The drought was so great that there had been no planting or reaping for two years. And, it wasn’t going to get better any time soon, for the Lord had spoken to His servant, Joseph, that the famine was going to last for a total of seven years.
Think about it, there was going to be another 60 months of drought and all of the difficulties and tragedies that would go along with it. Trees would die. Rivers would cease to flow. Animals would starve to death, and human life would be lost. It was going to be a horrible season.
God’s people are never forgotten in horrible seasons!
As many of you know, God had prepared the way for His people by elevating Joseph to the place of “Vice-Pharaoh” for all of Egypt. When the Pharaoh of Egypt heard that Joseph’s father Israel was alive, he told Joseph to bring his father and his families to Egypt where they would be provided and cared for. They were to live in Goshen, the region just east of the lower Nile River.
The Egyptians surrendered their money, their possessions, their homes and land, and eventually they sold themselves into the Pharaoh’s service. They did all of this that Pharaoh might provide them with the food they needed, so they wouldn’t starve to death. Yet, while they lost everything—God’s people flourished in Goshen.
Did you know that Goshen means, “Drawing Near?” Israel was given the region named “Drawing Near.” The depths of this are great.
· Jacob (Israel) was able to draw near to his beloved son Joseph.
· God was able to draw His people to a place of provision in the middle of famine.
· The families of Israel were able to draw near to one another.
· God drew His people near to Himself that they might be blessed and prosper—while those around them were losing everything.
Many Christians are facing incredibly challenging times right now. For some of you; it feels like you have already been in this for far too long of a season. I can’t tell you when your difficulties will end—but I can give you some great assurance today.
God already has everything in place to meet all of your needs according to His riches and glory. It’s time to go to Goshen! Don’t run to the rulers of the world for your answers and for their provisions—that are made available at an exorbitant cost!
Go to Goshen—the place of drawing near! After all, He promises that as we draw near to Him He will draw near to us, and, when He does—blessings and prosperity flow.
Labels: Brad Riley, draw near, Faith Chapel, God
Subscribe to Comments [Atom]
