WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

Having a personal relationship with God is more than a celestial insurance policy that guarantees safe passage to paradise when you die.  It has more to do with the here and now.  If you get the here and now right, you don’t need to worry about what will happen when you die.  The Father who took care of you during your stay on planet earth is trustworthy, and when it’s time for your promotion, He will take care of you on the other side of eternity.  You can count on that!

God focuses his love on you right where you are with all your problems and addictions, and He does it now.  The Father is a here and now God.

Nothing is too hard for God.  After all, He created the universe and everything in it.  When it comes to dealing with your problems and turning your life around, He’s in it with you for the long haul, and He is ready to move mountains of difficulty out of your life.  God will do more than point you in the right direction.  He will also give you the power to make the trip.

So what can you expect from your personal relationship with God? 

When Jesus started his mission on planet earth, he stated exactly what you should expect.  He said that he came, “To announce good news to the poor, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”  That is his master plan for the here and now.

There is Good News in the here and now, and you are supposed to take it personally.

There is Freedom in the here and now, and you are supposed to take it personally.

There is Recovery from what has been lost in the here and now, and you are supposed to take it personally.

There is Release from oppression in the here and now, and you are supposed to take it personally.

There is God’s special favor in the here and now, and you are supposed to take it personally.

God has a dream for your life that has all of these components in it.  His master plan is good news from start to finish.  Old things will pass away, and God will make all things new.  You will discover the truth that sets you free.  You will recover what has been lost.  You will be released from all forms of oppression, and your addictions will become a thing of the past.  Finally, God will open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings into your life.  That sounds like a plan that I can live with.

That’s what Jesus came to do in the here and now, and it’s high time that you take it personally.