God is Intentional

 Today at Bethel we had a guest preacher, Bro Alan Lopez, who pastors a church in Yonkers, NY. He is a great preacher. He preached from John 11 :1-4 on the Intentionality of God. As soon as I realized his text, I decided to not take notes. He was pretty much about to preach along the same lines as Pastor Davis from last Sunday. When things like this happen, I stop and take notice. It was a powerful sermon. I strongly encourage you to watch/listen to it here.  I absolutely loved it when he broke out preaching in Spanish in the middle of his sermon. There is no way I can do his sermon justice.  I will share some of his sermon with you.  Circumstances do not make who we are, and circumstances do not make our calling. It is all about our mindset. We have a choice to give up based on what we see happening in our lives or we can speak faith and move on through it.  If you are going through something realize that God is intentional is what He allows and does in your life. You have a choice on how you go through it. If you are at a moment where you have done all you can do, stand still and see His glory unfold in your life. Your circumstance does not have to determine who you really are. He allows it to make you more than an overcomer.  In this you can identify his magnitude, come and encounter his power and presence.  When you do this, all can see in you a Hope.  While you are waiting on the promise of God, while you are waiting on a divine intervention from God, rejoice. Walk by faith with the understanding this is a temporary season.  Even when it does not make sense, hold on to the Word and place your hope in God. He will keep his promise. If he has declared it, he will fulfill it. You can still dance in his presence, rejoice as you wait for his fulfill it. If he said it, He will complete it because He is intentional. You are not your circumstance, while you go through your season, God will not abandon you.  You will see light in the darkness. Trust Him. God is good.



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