I Love My Church! "Turn Your Story Into His Glory" 2

There is a story out of Miami about six Royal Palm trees that had been vandalized and cut down along Miami’s Flagler Street. Due to the expense involved in replacing the trees, Dade County wasn’t sure how soon, if ever, they would be replaced. Along came a generous donation of six new trees. Not only were the trees paid for, but they were even planted by the donor.

The former trees had been 15 feet tall and formed a beautiful foreground for a “Fly Delta” billboard. The new trees were 35 feet tall and now hid the billboard completely. The donor of the trees was Eastern Airlines.

You may not be aware just how much Hell will pay to black out or cover up the testimony that Christ has given you. Everybody who comes to Christ has a story. Some have been delivered from alcohol, drugs, or promiscuity. The blind man who was healed said, “I was once blind but now I can see.” You don’t need your GED, BA, MBA, PHD, in order to share what God has done for you. You may even have a “DUI”, or maybe like me you were raised by godly parents who raised you in church, but you came to the realization you needed Christ. All of us need His deliverance from the chains of sin, and He will do it for everybody.

In Acts 12, Peter was bound in a prison cell; chains were on his hands and feet, guards were on both sides of him, walls and gates had him confined and locked up. But God showed up with his powerful angel on assignment. The bright light of God was greater than those chains that would fall off. The Angle said, “Get Up.” What is holding you in sin today? God’s light is brighter than your chains of drugs, alcohol, pride, lust, or the pain of your past.  The angel then told Peter, Put your shoes and coat on, let’s go!” What are you waiting for?

God wasn’t through with Peter’s assignment. Why are you still living? Have you completed all of your assignment?  The only reason we’re all still here is that God’s not through with your story. You say, “But what I’m going through right now stinks.” My wife and I like planting flowers in our yard. We use black cow manure to make it grow and blossom. Friend, manure stinks, but that’s fertilization to make the flowers to blossom. It’s all about perception. It’s time to Break out of your discouragement, depression, doubts, and despondency. What would your coffee be like without a filter? Filter out your pain with the promises of God and realize that God has intentions to turn your pain into His purpose.

What are you waiting on? Let God’s light drop the chains of disappointment off of your life and allow them to bring deliverance to somebody else who needs to hear about Gods amazing love for all of us. Live your life based on, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” (Ish 54:17) And one of my favorites, “What the enemy meant for evil, God will turn it for good. (Gen 50:20)