“Transitions”
“A time to give birth
and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.” Ecclesiastes
3:2, NASU
Having been to a few
wineries over the years, both here in the USA and Israel, at the strong encouragement
of my good wife, I have seen a bit as to how wine is made. Part of the process
is pouring out the fermenting grape juice from one vat to another, to leave
behind the fallen sediment, which can embitter the liquid from the bottom if the
wine is left in the barrel beyond the appointed time. Without this outpouring
from one to another, no one would really enjoy the final flavor. And the Lord
knows we can’t have that.
The Golan Heights Winery in Israel. (Photo by Steve Martin, May 2019) |
For me, I like change. I
get bored doing the same old same old. Maybe you don’t, but I hope you respond
to that which may come your way anyway. After all, if we are not hearing the
Lord, walking with Him, and obeying His directives, day by day as the song
goes, we cease to experience His fresh and new life daily. And that will indeed
get old.
The time is coming, if
it hasn’t already in your life, that the Lord will bring a transition your way.
This is not intended to bring harm, but to further cause growth and expansion. Being
flexible is going to be a large part of what is coming.
We have often heard this
word given in Isaiah, which speaks directly to the Jews and their land Israel,
but it can also refer to the “grafted in ones”, Gentiles such as most of us,
who call upon the Living God of Israel.
“Enlarge the place of
your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings,
spare not; Lengthen your cords and strengthen your pegs.
"For you will
spread abroad to the right and to the left. And your descendants
will possess nations and will resettle the
desolate cities. (Isaiah 54:2-3, NASU)
Be willing and responsive when the call goes out, to you, informing
you of a transition coming your way. You may be surprised by His suddenness, as
we would see it, but have faith in knowing that “God causes all things to work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28-29, NASU
Now think on this and see what good things the Lord has in store
for you and those around you.
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People,
Inc.
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Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People
Charlotte, NC USA