"Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the
Lord til He come and rain righteousness upon you."
On our trip to Frankenmuth, there it was, hanging on the inside of the door, the very important "Do Not Disturb" doorhanger. That little sign, written in four languages at the Bavarian Inn, is the guarantor of uninterrupted sleep on those rare mornings when you can sleep in on a hotel stay. And if you are like me at all, you've made the mistake of not putting the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door only to be startled awake by the sound of the hotel door opening and a voice saying "housekeeping". That mistake is one you hopefully only make once.
By now you're probably thinking of ways to use one of those hotel doorhangers to your advantage. Maybe having one at home so your family knows to leave you alone for a few minutes or hours. Or how about one at work, hanging from your office door so that everyone knows to keep away and let you get some work done. If hotels start to find "Do Not Disturb" signs missing, we'll know why.
But with the New Year only hours away, we want to make sure that that little sign is not found somewhere it doesn't belong. One of my prayers for you is that the Lord would work in your life in a new way in 2009, bringing you into fresh pastures of blessing, of opportunity and of fruitfulness. David wrote so simply in Psalm 119:126 "It is time for thee, Lord, to work". Now is that time, a time for God to do a work on the inside of each of us, knowing "that it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13).
Let's each make sure that in 2009 the Lord has full permission to work in our lives as He sees fit, according to His plans and purposes. And if you are one of those people who have a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging around your neck, either letting the Lord know that you're comfortable with your life, or that you're afraid of what He might do, start the new year by taking it off and ripping it up. And then tell the Lord that He has permission to work in your life as He sees fit, trusting Him to do great things in the coming new year!
God Bless and Happy New Year,Pastor Joe
Gateway Church
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