Change is a Good Thing?

 

Change is a Good Thing?

 

One of the statements I have heard in the church for years is, “We have never done it that way before!” I really believe this is how Saul viewed the Christian movement in his day until one day when he encountered the living Lord Jesus & then everything changed. We as disciples of Jesus cannot stay where we are & follow Jesus & the body of Christ cannot stay where we are & accomplish God’s will.

 

We see many examples of God changing people in Scripture:

David from shepherd to king

Jonah from disobedient to obedient

Matthew from tax collector to apostle

Onesimus from slave to free

 

So, how do we allow God to change us?

 

In Colossians 1:18 we are told that Jesus is the Head of the body, the church. For God to change us we must see life as about Him & not us. The focus of our lives as disciples of Jesus must be Jesus & the focus of the church must be Jesus not us.

 

Raise the Roof & Remove the Walls is about making our lives about Jesus not about ourselves.

 

Romans 12:1 says, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” We must remember our purpose which is worship & serve God. I can know my God given purpose by knowing Jesus & knowing His word.

 

Raise the Roof & Remove the Walls is about knowing your God given purpose & letting God fulfill in you.

 

In Genesis 12 God calls Abraham to leave his country, his kindred & his father’s house & go to a land that God will show him. We must remember that God has a right to change our lives. Jesus as our Creator created us & has a right to change our lives. Jesus as our Lord has authority over us & has a right to change our lives. Jesus as our Savior died for our sin & has a right to change our lives.

 

Raise the Roof & Remove the Walls is about accepting change because Jesus is our Creator & Lord & Savior.

 

Ecclesiastes 3:11 that God has put eternity into the hearts of all humans. We must remember that we were created for eternity not time. We focus on the here & now, God focuses on eternity. Jesus uses all the things that occur in our lives to prepare us for eternity with Him.

 

Raise the Roof & Remove the Walls is about focusing our lives on eternity & allowing God to use everything in our lives to prepare us for eternity with Him.

 

Everything in our lives must be yielded to God & our entire live adjusted to what He wants. The God who calls you is also the one who will empower you to change & do His will. The question is are we willing to allow God to change us?

 

Raise the Roof & Remove the Walls,

                         Joe