“What About, In The Middle?”

“What About, In The Middle?”

Thanks to everyone for you faithfulness and love for this house of God. It is such a blessing to walk in God’s purpose. Walking with a bunch of awesome people who love God and have a desire to help. Help our friends, loved ones, and the community.

We have laid a strong foundation of love and grace. These Gospel traits broaden our understanding of the scriptures. They increase our ability to tell the story of Jesus, with a strong conviction of the Good News.

As time progresses I have become more and more impatient. Fortunately, in prayer the Father pulls the reigns. Reminding me often that the things I have prayed for at His direction. The dreams He has placed in my heart. The plans He has for some of you, and the events He has pictured in my mind will come in their appointed time.

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I come to you in His name, to share some thoughts titled, “What About, In The Middle?”

There is a very familiar passage that I will share as I begin my thoughts today.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

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There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven.

I am a strong believer in what many call types and shadows in the scriptures. With my understanding I firmly believe that many things in the scriptures are lessons, and examples for us to follow today. They didn’t die with Jesus or the Apostles. They weren’t preserved through the years simply to read and acknowledge as the good old days. Jesus said in

John 14:12 KJV, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”

John 7:3-8

3 Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.

4 For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” (unbelieving challenge)

5 For not even His brothers were believing in Him.

6 So Jesus *said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. (referencing going to the Temple to celebrate a feast, not His time but always their time.)

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.

8 Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.”

Shortly after this encounter He went to the feast, and began teaching in the temple. Seems that no one would force Him to go. He went when He wanted to go.

The crowd began to taunt Him. Wondering how He was educated. Saying that He had a demon.

It’s not about proving yourself, we must reveal Him.

John 7:28-30

28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

29 I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

30 So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 2:1-4

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;

2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.”

4 And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.”

For every season there is a beginning and an end. Not literally the end of purpose. It is more like a promotion, containing a new purpose. When you finish one season of learning, you move onto another. Preach Preach

“We will be, should be, evolving, our entire lives.”

(His time has come!!)

John 12:20-28 NASB

20 Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

21 these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

22 Philip *came and *told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and *told Jesus.

23 And Jesus *answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

27 “Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

28 Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

(telling the story of the great harvest of souls)

John 17:1-3

1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You,

2 even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Time was not yet, and the time has come. “Does any of this sound familiar?

What about us? We have the dream, prayed the prayers, heard the heart of God as He speaks hope, and peace, and excellence, and all of His awesome love to our heart.

Why do I feel stuck, helpless, like a failure. Wondering when, why the delay. On and on our mind is rattled with questions about the dream. The vision. The prayers.

When will my time come. When will the time come for the church. We know when we got the dream. We know when we prayed the prayers. “Here is how Jesus dealt with the journey.”

When He was 12 and His parents thought He was lost. They found Him in the temple. Debating with the scholars and theologians. Mary said, why have you done this, we have been looking for you.

Luke 2:49 KJV

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?

AMPC

And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary [as a duty] for Me to be in My Father’s house and [occupied] about My Father’s business?

John 4:34 KJV

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

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Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.

“What About, In The Middle?” Work, dream pray, and your time will come.

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