“To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” Revelation 3:21

Last night, the ladies of our church got together for their bi-monthly Bible Study. For several months now, I’ve taken that opportunity to get with guitar playing Steven to jam a little. For the first time, we found ourselves in the NEW Church Building to do just that! Unlocking the door and walking in, I was hit with the sense of “OHHHHHH!” Which happens every time I go in there!

A few years ago, due to Opportunity brought on by growth and the desire to Outreach, we kicked off a new building program. As with all things “Church” related, money and people issues got us a very nice and very large shell! And while we can SEE the new building from our existing one, it doesn’t really hit me as an Obstacle to Overcome until I walk into it!

I set my original drum set up in there and Steven connected his electric guitar by way of a VERY LONG extension cord, to the church. The spacious building allows for the volume of sound we were producing. I use an electric drum set in the current sanctuary because ‘volume control’ in a little space is a prerequisite! Clearly, the building size changed the way we jammed!

Currently we are on a fund drive to raise money to move to the next phase of our new building’s completion. Due to what is going on in the world around us, the timing couldn’t be more perfect! As I was encouraged to read ‘Revelation’ by a fellow Jesus Guy, it hit me again that, while we won’t know exactly the day or the hour Christ will return, we CAN know the climate and season for His appearance! It’s getting hot around here!

It’s easy to dismiss things when they are not ‘in your face.’ It takes something bigger than normal to open eyes to Opportunity. As times heat up, there is more need to Outreach to those around us. But to get there, the Obstacles in front of me must be seen as Opportunities to Overcome. Walking in that big building, my immediate reaction of “OHHHHHH” now seems prophetic! Today’s verse tells me, Jesus EXPECTS me to OVERCOME!

What Outreach Opportunities does Jesus call you to. And are you ready to Overcome the Obstacles to get there? Because I see Jesus calling us to ‘Jam?’