The Right Occasion

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

- Acts 1:14, NKJV

We often question the meaning of death, but when looked at beyond the moment, it often provides the right occasion for friends and family to gather on one accord - These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers (Acts 1:14, NKJV). Truly amazing how both birth and death (opposite ends of the spectrum) draw folks together…and perhaps it is this very attraction that God leverages to bring His people together. While we often celebrate birth, we in turn lament death; however, God’s grace and mercy are evident in both. Through the tragedy of Jesus’ death, God was able to reveal His glory and power through the resurrection and subsequently raised His people through the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Truly amazing how death and resurrection (life through death) unified a once divided and embattled people. Could it be that He is doing the same today? Know that the power of Christ’s birth into the world is not fully comprehend unless you believe in the power of His death and resurrection…while both are celebrated, don’t lose sight on how they build on one another. Understand that just as a few came to witness the birth of something awesome and spectacular in baby Jesus, far more would/will witness even greater through His death leading to a reborn body. Are you, in this season, embodying the death and resurrection of Christ by being reborn in His image…are you standing together with likeminded believers, in one place, on one accord, eagerly awaiting the empowerment, and move of the Holy Spirit? Then regardless of where you find yourself, regardless of the situation/circumstance, today…“this” place is the right occasion to continue in prayer for the unity and movement of God’s people [Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16, NKJV)] …knowing God uses times such as these to do extraordinary things for those who are gathered in His name…regardless of the occasion - Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:19-20, NKJV).

BE BLESSED!