Look to the Clouds!!!

What if this is the year that the Lord returns?

Mark 13:26-27
26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. (NIV)

Pastor Cherry’s message today was not about looking back…but looking forward!
Not of victories or defeats gone by, but what God has in store for us in the days ahead!!

In I Kings we are reminded and encouraged of the prospects for a new year!

1 Kings 18:41-46
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 44 The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the LORD came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. (NIV)

Our challenge today…
Believe like Elijah did! Have faith like Elijah had! Hear God’s voice, know God’s heart, see God at work! Listen to the Character of God…

Isaiah says in Chapter 65 verse 24 ~ “ Before they call I will answer; While they are still speaking I will hear.”

Prepare yourself and get ready…God already knows what is going to happen!!!
Apply this verse to the challenge…

Eph 2:10-11
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands (NIV)

Like Elijah, have Faith for the clouds…they may have more significance for us than they did for Elijah…