A Living Sea

Don't you love it when the Lord overlaps scripture and images and stories in your life thereby giving you a glimpse into something bigger - something that you hadn't seen before or hadn't seen in that way?

After our recent church business meeting, I was so excited to recognize where the Lord has positioned our church and how unified we were in seeking Him and His purpose for Galilee. That Sunday morning's message had me reflecting on being willing to go to Christ with our hands open and letting Him put our portion, or loaves and fish if you will, into our hands. Pastor Dave explained the need for us to be willing to then turn around and give out those loaves those fish to those He places around us as they need to be poured into. Then, once we've emptied our hands, to be willing to turn back around and be filled again, to have that platter heaped, in order to be shared once more. The plan coming forward from the business meeting reflected that thinking so clearly!

The next day, I was reading Personal Disciple-making by Christopher Adsit (1988, Thomas Nelson Publishing). In that book, he speaks about the Sea of Galilee. He states that several rivers flow into the Sea of Galilee and feed the sea and one river flows out of the Sea of Galilee - the Jordan River. Sixty or so miles downstream, the Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea also has other rivers that flow into it. However, it doesn't have any rivers that flow out of it. Can you see the parallel imagery? Can you see the water pouring into the Sea of Galilee and then being poured out feeding the lush river valley? Can you see the water pouring Into the Dead Sea but the Dead Sea not releasing it and not thriving or allowing the surrounding regions to thrive?!

I want to be the Sea of Galilee! I want us to be the Sea of Galilee! We are Galilee Baptist Church! We want to thrive for Your glory, Lord! We want to be poured into and we want to pour ourselves out for You alone, in Jesus name alone!