Good Saturday morning on this the 6th of October. Have you ever needed direction from the Lord and desperately needed Him to show you what to do? Then you may know that sometimes God does not immediately answer, but causes us to wait upon Him and His leadership. The waiting part can be frustrating, especially if you feel you need to know NOW. In 1 Samuel 10:8 Saul was told, "Seven days shall you tarry, till I come to you, and show you what you should do." The good news was God told Him He would receive direction; the bad news was he had to wait before he would receive it. When the pressure is on to make a decision, it can be a real test of faith to wait upon the Lord's leading instead of rushing into making a decision on our own without His direction. In the end it is always worth the wait to have God work in our life and especially in our decisions. He knows the end from the beginning and not only knows the future but has what theologians call "middle knowledge" which is the knowledge of every possible outcome of every possible decision and course of action. No wonder then that Romans declares that His will is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:2). His will is always worth waiting to know and do and so many of our problems in life are because we have done our will not His. If you are making an important decision would you rather go your own way or His?
Tomorrow is Friend Day at Edgewood and the message is entitled, The Tests of Faith.
I'll look forward to seeing you there.
Pastor Brown