Magnificent Obsession

Fellow Labourers-

Our obsessions have a tendency to propel us into our future sometime quicker than we imagined. How would you describe your present obsessions? Would you say they are magnificent, pedantic, or indescribable? Do you find that your obsessions are taking a strangle hold on you and make you feel like a person possessed? This is where I find myself, as I seek the mind of God. I am obsessed with the feeling, the desires and the prerequisites of revival. I do find it a magnificent obsession but a very challenging obsession. It's an obsession that won't let go of me. It grabs me so tightly that I might as well surrender and say like Isaiah the prophet "Here I am Lord send me."

Today we will have to make tough choices if we are going to leave the place of mediocrity. We must become obsessed with the cross of Christ, a cross that is ugly and offensive. The path of the cross may lead us through the hall of fame and the hall of shame. Think about Jesus just before his crucifixion. He was invited to a home where an uninvited guest showed up and did an unusual thing. Mary Magdalene was obsessed with Jesus to the point that she was not afraid to visit him where she was not welcomed. She did not only entered into his presence but she prepared him for his death without even knowing it. Her obsession caused her to do the unthinkable which exposed the heart of those who invited Jesus.

As you ponder may you come to that place of magnificent obsession.

Pax Vobiscum

Robert A. Stewart J.P.
Pastor