new era

"If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks."                                — Deuteronomy 28:1-4.  

We live in a culture obsessed with the hustle. We chase success, hunt down opportunities, and track down our goals like they’re running away from us. But what if we have it completely backward? What if the greatest blessings in life aren’t things we have to frantically hunt down, but things that are supposed to hunt us down? 

In our lifetime, Pastor Jones and I have been continually assigned to positions and tasks that are challenging and at times overwhelming. Yet, we don’t worry or fret or chase after opportunities. We wait on the Lord. These assignments, to some, may appear daunting but the rewards have been a closer walk with God. We don’t set goals. We wait on God.                         Take a second to look at that phrase: “come upon you and overtake you.” The original Hebrew word used here for "overtake" is nasag, which often implies a pursuit. It’s the image of something chasing you down and catching up to you.