Comfortable or Hungry?
Walking in faith means being ready, willing, and able to move in any direction at any time to do whatever the Lord desires.
“When I say jump, I want you to ask how high ON THE WAY UP!”
2Ti 4:2 (ESV)
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
God doesn’t want us comfortable, He wants us ready!
Relaxed or Ready?
Joh 4:32-34 (ESV)
32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
33 So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
Comfortable or Hungry?
Relaxed or Ready?
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Read Act 10:17-23
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Act 10:17 (ESV) Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate
God‘s timing and God’s input are perfect.
God repeated the message He gave to Peter three times. This was enough to pique Peter’s interest but not enough to have him understand the message.
It shook Peter up and got him out of his comfort zone – he was pondering…
God got him out of his arm chair and ready to consider something new and different.
Relaxed or Ready?
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Act 10:18 (ESV) and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there.
Act 10:19 (ESV) And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
Once God got Peter out of his comfort zone and wondering, then God could redirect him…
Relaxed or Ready?
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Act 10:20 (ESV) Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.”
Act 10:21 (ESV) And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?”
Note that God has not given Peter all the information… He’s still wondering where he’s going. BUT he IS GOING!
Relaxed or Ready?
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Act 10:22 (ESV) And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.”
God needed Peter to break out of his life long course of associating only with Jews. So God shook him up, got him out of his comfort zone, which opened the door for Peter to change direction.
Relaxed or Ready?
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Act 10:23 (ESV) So he invited them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
Peter didn’t dillydally… He got about doing that which god had open the door for him to do.
Relaxed or Ready?
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What are you hungry for? Are you satisfied and not for showing anything . Or are you hungry to know God and to do His will?
Our human nature is to seek comfort and stability. We want to set a course and stay on it the rest of our lives.
This mindset implies that we can have enough wisdom, insight, and foresight to set a perfect course one time and continue on. That in and of itself is obviously false. But in the bigger picture, we need to be willing and able to follow GOD‘s course, which we cannot/do not have the capacity to comprehend.
What is your objective in life? What is your aim?
To be comfortable? To be at ease? Or to be ready?!
Relaxed or Ready?
2Ti 2:4 (ESV)
2Ti 3:10 (ESV)
Relaxed or Ready?
Php 3:12-15 (ESV)
Relaxed or Ready?
