Reveal Gathering

Gods faithfulness does not compare to the faithfulness of man. In Genesis 24, we again see that God does not hold back on displaying how faithful He is. From the beginning where the original promise was made, to the end of the chapter where Isaac and Rebekah were joined together, God is faithful to His promises.

This week, two special guests from God Will Provide Life Change Center give an account of there life changing testimonies. From living in sin at years at a time, to serving God full time gives us an insight that lives still can be transformed today if true repentance is done.

When Abraham is asked to make a sacrifice with his one and only promised son, What would Abraham do? His first instinct was trust. All Abraham could do was to trust.

With the journey Abraham and Sarah are going through the destination seems to be so distant and unreal that only their current walk seems to matter. With the promised child and the countless blessings, the two have seen enough to realize they are under the grace of God and only that will get them to their destination. The reason behind a perfect grace is based around something that contrasts it. It would not be highlighted so dramatically if the opposing side was small. We see that the unrighteous people of Sodom witness the Lord's wrath and were killed along with their city. Grace was upon the people of God, even though wrath was present. The grace of God can only be in effect if we are living a righteous and honorable life towards the Father.

A promise is only promise if it is fully fulfilled. Whether the person accepts the promise or not, if it is fulfilled, it is still a promise. God grants promises even when we don't believe it is possible like He did with the story of Abraham's son, The act of trusting in God and believing in any promise rewinds back to the first and most important act - knowing God. Faith in His promises and other acts come from our obedience in Him.

We see God spoke to Abraham and made a covenant with him, yet after years and years passing through, the promise was still not fulfilled. Many times we might hear the voice of God in our life, yet time passes and doubt begins to fill our minds because promises that were once made seem to be so far away. God had a purpose for Abraham and his wife to have a child, and He had purpose to grant this child to them at age they never expected. God has a purpose behind all his promises, and also a purpose for the timing behind it.

Abram, a man granted with promises that seemed impossible to perspective. A man promised to be a generation starter at the age of 100. In all the impossible promises from God to Abram, one thing is clear, God's promises never fail, they are just interrupted. God promised Abram such great things that even Abram himself couldn’t believe it would be possible. The beauty in the story is highlighted in the simple subject - God granting man trust. Trust in man isn’t logical as the first two man and women fell at the temptation of the evil one. Even though God knows man is unworthy of glory, God blesses Abram with theses promises.

Abram had a job from God. This job had very beneficial payoffs and a high success rate. Blessings upon blessing from above were promised. Yet even though God placed a large amount of trust a human to do this job. Trust in man has no good outcome, but trust in God is guaranteed to fulfill.

Covenant: " A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement." Merriam Webster It is a sort of bond a man or woman makes, that has a promise of fulfillment. The Lord created covenants with Adam, Noah, and Abraham. He made these to display what it means to have a sort of relationship between human and God. There were many covenants that are made in Bible and some of them that are still meaningful to us today, but others may be understood in a different way, what makes a difference is noticing why covenants are purposed for us. How God is still reaching out to us today.

Through deception, and eventually the action of sin during and after the deed was done, Adam and Eve had something to hide. A fall. The fall of man was not consistent until the day it happened in the Garden of Eden. It was actually so unfamiliar that the first beings on earth, didn't even know what the fall was. They didn't have a doubt in mind that sin was even a thing - that is was even possible. Many times we as man and women try to hide from the fall, yet we don't give in to idea that man and women chose sin in the beginning. We tend to forget that if we don't let the life inside of us light up, we will keep falling.

God had direct intends for Adam and Eve. He precisely has Adam name all the animals and livestock of the world. He gives Eve the job to be the man's helper. Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18. The blueprint of humanity. Although there is a trip in the walk of these two, God still has mercy and grace over them. The mistakes of these two will forever be known to us today, but that doesn't give us a excuse to mess up and sin. As many of us know, sin is very present today. Purity and living a good and faithful life is also very known today too. Even though we may not see it, living the good and pure life will always be the better option. As the ending of Genesis 2 mentions, “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” They were not ashamed because no sin or guilt was present.

Without God, all that is left is darkness. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” Why did God create the heavens and earth first? Do we ever consider the fact that God had a plan for these two to hold billions of people? The creator of the HEAVENS and the EARTH created you and I. The creator of the HEAVENS and EARTH made every plant or piece of land you set your eyes on. The Creator, gave you place to live on, and also a place to hope for. The Creator, is a Genesis God. A God, with a purpose behind creating a “home” for us first, and also creating a “home” for us in the future.

Being content with what we have is difficult in today's society which embraces the more the merrier. Just as a child is never is full until he is offered more of something he truly wants, the same rings true for humanity. But regardless, the child knows what is to come whether he claims to be “full” or not. The child has a want, although he claims otherwise before. Paul reveals that in Jesus, does true satisfaction and a desire to abound in every situation exists.

If you are an active church member in your house, you will be an active church member outside of your house. Church, to many of us today, is located in 4 walls that we attend to every Sunday. Matthew 18:20 disagrees, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." We as a church must understand what God is, who God is, and begin to rebuild what God has for us. Church starts in our homes, between our families. In the first church they were not afraid to preach from house to house. To attend a building every Sunday for church is one thing, but to spread that love and glory of Jesus Christ between your household every other day, is what we are called to do.

Church. More than a building. More than an event. Matthew 16:13-18 is the first time that Jesus even mentioned the word church. He was accessing all of His disciples that His church will be built upon a rock. A solid foundation. So what is the purpose of the church? To preach the gospel. Church is not limited to a building, it happens where you are.

We encounter different types of people everyday. Whether it's in school, work, at the store or anywhere else, we constantly are in contact with other people. Yet every single person speaks a different vocabulary. Some are pleasant, others rude, some in-between. But, regardless of their vocabulary, their heart will always be reflected in their speech. It is the words we speak that define what is within us. Whatever you have deep inside is bound to come out. There's a solution to this; Colossians 4:6, “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Bad friendships will destroy good habits. Because Jesus sent His spirit for us, our hearts can be cleansed and we are then able to have those graceful but seasoned conversations. It is ultimately up to us whether we allow Him to guide us and our words.

The Name Jesus has become repetitious of us. To some it is just another Name, to others it is the entire foundation. What power does a name hold? Why are some willing to give up everything for this name?