Seasons...

October 25, 2022 Monday Message:

Jeremiah 29:11 NLT: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” (more)

God knows the plans he has for you. You do not know the plans God has for you! (Re-read that!)

God may call you to do one thing for a season, and then that thing ends. Task completed – Good job! I hate to admit it, but at that point I usually feel devastated. The good thing I was doing ended, and God has not yet called me to the next thing. Personally, I don’t like the in-between times.

Of course God’s timing is always perfect, and when everything is right, he will tap you on the shoulder again. We may not recognize the people or the venue, but if it’s God’s call, we need to be prepared to say ‘yes.’

God won’t steer you wrong. He’s watching out for your future. The Lord wants to fill you with hope! Blessings!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406

God's Seasons

For Friday, July 10, 2020.

Today’s scripture was suggested by Chaplain Shar Burgess. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT: “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.”

We used to tell a joke… Q: How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Change? Whaddaya mean, “Change???”

In general, people don’t like change, but the fact is that everything WILL change! In our lifetimes fashions have changed, music has changed, where we live has changed, countries and governments have changed and surprisingly our style of worship has changed. There is a time for everything, but God’s timing is always best. By the way, God himself doesn’t change!

God says, “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts, and my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Therefore we oftentimes won’t understand God’s purpose in what is happening. Rest assured that He IS still in charge and there IS a master-plan. And it will all play out in God’s time, not our time, so we may not ‘get it’ right away.

So why are we living through this pandemic? Again, only God knows the big picture. But the pandemic has increased the number of those far from God seeking more information about God. Churches have had to abandon the “one-service-Sunday-morning” model, and now reach people in far-away cities in many different ways; internet ministries are flourishing. And then this will all end, in God’s time, and we’ll be on to the next thing.

For extra credit, read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. If you survived the 60’s, listen to the Byrds sing, “Turn! Turn! Turn!”

God’s blessings on you all today and always!

Pastor Norton

Jesus in the City Fellowship

3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406