Clearing Our Vision



 
He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.  When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.  Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ Luke 10: 2,8,9-NIV
The month of Elul is also a time of separation from the hindrances  of being fully available and a time of worship to the Lord.  The Jewish community remembers the people of Nehemiah's time (Neh 9:2,3) when the separated from the people they had intermarried in direct opposite of the Lord's command.  In the natural it could seem harsh, but the Lord had created Israel to reflect his character and nature.  They had become polluted by mixing the worship of the gods in the other nations with worship of the Lord.  This practice made the Lord just like so many other gods to the people of the world.  It also brought bondage instead of life and revival to God's people.
Creating Disciples:
The Gateway Center for World Mission has been strengthening pastors and leaders in Haiti since 1999.  "Ken, you are like John the Baptist to us.  Your message of the new Haiti dedicated to God has not changed and there is almost no one who speaks this message to encourage us and strengthen us." - Pastor Jean Pharez Beaucejour, Les Cayes, Haiti 2012
Personal Reflection:  We disciple who we are, both good and bad.  The kingdom has come near you.  Ask the Lord to show you what are the things that are keeping you from intimacy with him and hindering you from walking and doing the things he did.

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