God in the Gap
Rich Wooten
Nehemiah 2:11-20
We have been talking dreams for a while now. Joseph's life was one of a dreamer that eventually was gripped with reality. This process of reality can be a discouraging one. There were ups and downs in Joseph's life, and certainly there are in our own lives. Today, I want to fast forward about a thousand years. Israel as a nation has had a great run for around 400 years, they had many kings lead them, the nation became divided into Israel (roughly the northern part) and Judah (Jerusalem, southern). They fought one another, fought common foes, were victorious, were defeated and eventually, the northern kingdom was taken into captivity, followed soon by the southern kingdom. The dream was dead. God's rule on earth through the witness of Israel in jeopardy.
Then a guy by the name of Nehemiah arrives on the scene. In captivity in Babylon, he rises to a position of authority as the cupbearer for the king. But he longs for Jerusalem. He longs for the restoration of the dream. He begins to have a vision for the future, based on the past reality of the kingdom of God on earth. Eventually, through some incredible miracles, he arrives in Jerusalem, a war torn, defeated, low-morale, broken place. But he has a vision.
There are times when we have a vision of what the future is supposed to be. But we can't 'get' there because there are gaps. Places where the vision is not sure and secured. While that is the nature of vision, what do we do when we come up against some of these gaps in our experience? How do we get through, or over, them? Today, we will be looking at this idea of the gaps when it comes to how God sets in motion a vision for our life. Two gaps in particular that we will discover - gaps in walls and gaps in our path, will help us deal with the reality of the gap in our hearts when it comes to eternal things.
Nehemiah had a vision. When he arrives at Jerusalem and takes a look at the condition of the city, ...
Rich Wooten
Nehemiah 2:11-20
We have been talking dreams for a while now. Joseph's life was one of a dreamer that eventually was gripped with reality. This process of reality can be a discouraging one. There were ups and downs in Joseph's life, and certainly there are in our own lives. Today, I want to fast forward about a thousand years. Israel as a nation has had a great run for around 400 years, they had many kings lead them, the nation became divided into Israel (roughly the northern part) and Judah (Jerusalem, southern). They fought one another, fought common foes, were victorious, were defeated and eventually, the northern kingdom was taken into captivity, followed soon by the southern kingdom. The dream was dead. God's rule on earth through the witness of Israel in jeopardy.
Then a guy by the name of Nehemiah arrives on the scene. In captivity in Babylon, he rises to a position of authority as the cupbearer for the king. But he longs for Jerusalem. He longs for the restoration of the dream. He begins to have a vision for the future, based on the past reality of the kingdom of God on earth. Eventually, through some incredible miracles, he arrives in Jerusalem, a war torn, defeated, low-morale, broken place. But he has a vision.
There are times when we have a vision of what the future is supposed to be. But we can't 'get' there because there are gaps. Places where the vision is not sure and secured. While that is the nature of vision, what do we do when we come up against some of these gaps in our experience? How do we get through, or over, them? Today, we will be looking at this idea of the gaps when it comes to how God sets in motion a vision for our life. Two gaps in particular that we will discover - gaps in walls and gaps in our path, will help us deal with the reality of the gap in our hearts when it comes to eternal things.
Nehemiah had a vision. When he arrives at Jerusalem and takes a look at the condition of the city, ...
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