Move Oh Lord

The summer theme song of our corps has been, “God is moving, by His Spirit, moving o’er all the earth. Signs and wonders, when God moveth, move oh Lord in me.” God always prepares His Church for a mighty movement. Those who have the gift of “seeing” stir up the prayer warriors. The prayer warriors cultivate the soil. The sowers sow the seeds. The movement grows and the people who are a part of the Church had better get with the movement or get out of the way. We humans say we want God to move, but when God moves it means things change. We humans do not like change.

October is on us. The WOW Initiative has started. Are you getting with the movement or are you an obstacle to the movement? Think about it. Most of us want to say that we are on board and a part of the movement, but in reality are functioning as obstacles.

What are some of the symptoms of an obstacle? First we need to know what an obstacle is before we know the symptoms. So here are some synonyms: barrier, obstruction, impediment, stumbling block, hindrance or problem. When you think of winning one woman, what is the first thought that comes to your mind? Is it defeat? “Oh, we have tried this before and nothing works.” Is it fear? “If I speak to someone about their soul, they may reject me.” Is it fatigue? “Great, that is one more thing to add to my list.” Is the desire for status quo? “I like our group just the way it exists. Why bring in new people? They will just mess it up.” Is it reluctance of any kind? “Don’t the people at THQ have anything better to do than give us things to do?” Those thoughts may be symptoms that you are an obstacle to what God wants to do in you, in another person, in your corps, in your WM group and in this territory.

Can one person make a difference? Yes! We need everyone to get with God’s movement. One obstacle, one blockage could cause great problems. One little blood clot in the body can cause a stroke that debilitates the functioning of the whole body.

Yes, we here at THQ need to get on board as well. We also need to pray, move oh Lord in me. We need to be sure we are not blocking God’s blessing. We are praying for you and need you to pray for us.

“God is moving, by His Spirit, moving o’er all the earth. Signs and wonders, when God moveth, move oh Lord in me.” WOW!