Saying Yes to God

Acts 2:42-47—They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.  All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.  Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.  And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

When the people of God join together, the miracle of His blessings is beyond anything we can imagine.  The amazing thing about God is that He does not expect us to work miracles for Him.  On the contrary, He asks us to say yes to Him so that He can work miracles through us.  At New Covenant, I believe God has HUGE plans for us, and I believe part of that first step is coming together as a tight-knit church family.  By forming connection groups, we are creating the infrastructure for God to work through us as a church.  We don’t have to see the full vision right now, and we don’t need to be overwhelmed by a God-sized task.  We have already done the most important thing—we said "yes!"  He is in charge of unfolding the rest. 

Today as you meditate on His Word, take a moment to give thanks to God for blessing our church with strong leadership and individuals who repeatedly say “yes” to His call.  Thank God for giving you and the other facilitators the heart, courage, and energy to say “yes” to beginning connection groups.  Pray for God to bless our efforts and for Him to continue revealing His plans for our church.  Open yourself up to His call and reaffirm your willingness to say “yes” to Him.