The Tabernacle

Bill Johnson came to our church on Sunday and spoke a great message that just so rang of Tabernacle for me. Hosting God’s Presence.

I love how this guy sees God and the world, he is an excellent teacher.

here is the link

I highly recommend taking the time to hear it.

In 3 1/2 weeks we move to live in the USA for a time. As I pack, organise & make the mulitude of decisions that comes with transition, much have been my ponderings on 3 nations – Australia, USA & UK.

As an Australian leaving my home country, it is natural for friends to think that our focus now is all about where we will live. But not so. It is I believe a shift in vantage point.

In a sense, we are all being confronted by a shift in vantage point.

I was struck several weeks ago by a report from the Australian Media stating that the Australian government is in process of readdressing its international military support as the USA declines in being the sole world leader. Australia’s attention turning to the immergence of China.

This is but one of several & increasing reports coming out of the Australian media reflecting the shift that has been made from a single world leader to a dual world leader that now includes China.

Since January 2008, when the Lord gave us a picture of 3 nations – Australia, USA & UK with jet streams frequenting between them, we have been drawn to watch for what is on God’s heart in these days for these 3.

God has plans for these 3 nations in this hour of the shifting of the guard.

God’s word says that “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, & has determined their preappointed times & the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord..” (Acts 17:26-27)

We know that God called us to encourage & exhort people to seek the Lord.

As it is true for nations, so it is for each of us as individuals. We have a preappointed time & boundaries of influence. What will we do with it?

I invite you in this critical hour, seek the Lord… for change is here & only He knows the path for which we are to walk in a way not gone before.

The Lord has been downloading thoughts to me for awhile about Blind Spots, mainly He has been speaking to me about how by definition we are blind to them we don’t even know that they exist.
Maybe we see others get uncomfortable around us at times but that is pretty easy to rationalise off as ‘their problem’. So we just continue on ‘blindly’ after all we are doing great it is everyone else around us that has problems.
How do we react when people say something to us? Are we open to suggestions of other ways to see things? Is this a way to discover our humility or do people get to see a different side of us when they make such suggestions? I don’t advocate that you should invite every person that you meet to speak into your life, I don’t think that is particularly wise, but I also don’t think that it is wise or healthy to not have anyone to speak into your life, we need to make sure that there are people that we have actually invited to do this. Do you have these people in your life? No one gets to have a perfect human to fill this role just imperfect ones, let’s face it they may even stuff it right up and they will probably say it wrong, but the flip side of this I think is worth the risk. What if they get it right or even half right, then I get to take that ‘blind spot’ to God and He can then put His light on it and show me how to deal with it. One more blind spot dealt with. Tough yeah, takes humility yeah, but I do want to be easier to live with and to be around. Beats the stench of Pride any day!

This is a short video containing a “GOOD WORD” from Bethel church.