Inspiring Women to Love Like Jesus

 

There’s a season for rest.
A season for quiet.
A season for stillness.

But there’s also a season for action.
A season when God is mobilizing His army and stirring His students.

And it’s this season that I find myself in.

The remnant is rising.
And I would say it on more than one single occasion…
“The remnant is rising and I will not be part of the debris.”

Ezra was taught this.
And Joshua learned it too.

Solomon in His great wisdom long before his eventual fall, would tell us, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”  (Eccl 3:1)

And the season has never been more pregnant with opportunities to arise than now!

Ezra.
The scribe who would be called to serve the people who had greatly sinned.  The nation that had allowed pagan influences to creep in and take over.
This one would pray for the fallen nation… the nation God had called His own.
We find his prayer for the people in chapter 9, verses 5-15.
And as scripture tells us about this prayer we read, “At the time of the sacrifice, I (Ezra) stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn.  I fell to my knees, and lifted my hands to the Lord my God.”  (vs 5)

Ezra had been mourning.
And while there wasn’t shame in his posture of sadness, the season was passing.  
There was still work to be done.
And Ezra did the thing He knew would bring the answer for his depressed soul.
He stood up.
He fell to his knees.
He lifted his hands.
And he prayed.

Joshua.
The warrior leaer who’s call was to march the Israelites into their promise.
Had become overwhelmed.
Not in the assignment, but the conditions in which the assignment required.
And his conversation with God marked clear his fear after a defeat that nearly wiped them out.
And while there wasn’t unholiness about this panic that’s very nature stemmed from the dishonor that was happening to God’s great name, the season was passing.
There was still work to be done.
And God saw Joshua’s concern and reminded him of his calling.  “Get up!  Why are you lying on your face like this?”  (Josh 7:10)
And he mustered his courage.
And he stood against the injustice being done in the hearts of God’s very own people.

It’s time to rise capital “C” Church.
It’s time to fall to our knees.
Time to lift our hands.
Time to pray like never before.
Time to muster the courage.
And use the strength He graciously arms us with.

There’s still so much work to do!

** YouTube Teaching Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677A4DeWUlE&t=68s