A daily, Bible-based perspective of hope,
encouragement and exhortation.
Thursday,
September 6, 2018
"Praise
Him In The Hallway"
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, whether our waiting for
a door to open feels hard, confusing or
endless You give us opportunity to learn
that You that You are working for our
good in Your time and in Your way. Help
us to praise You in the wait, singing
songs of thanksgiving that bring
gladness and gratitude to our heart
while drawing us closer to You. May You
find us faithful in the wait, serving
You in the midst of the delay, and
growing more bold and confident in our
faith as we see You working on our
behalf. Amen.
"While I'm Waiting" Video John Waller
Message
summary: Today are you in a
hallway waiting for a door to open?
Continue to praise God and look for
opportunities He provides in the
hallway!
Listen
to
our message on your audio player.
"For a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries" (1 Corinthians 16:9). "Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord" (2 Corinthians 2:12). "Pray at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned" (Colossians 4:3).
Listen
to
our message on your audio player."For a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries" (1 Corinthians 16:9). "Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord" (2 Corinthians 2:12). "Pray at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned" (Colossians 4:3).
We enjoy
photography and artwork with an
inspirational theme. Tuesday morning
during our visit to Audrey's, a wholesale
gift and home decor company we serve as
chaplains in Lebanon County PA, we saw the
plaque shown above with these words, "Until
God Opens The Next Door, Praise Him In
The Hallway".
The
concept of open doors comes from the Bible
as demonstrated in the three verses quoted
as our daily texts. Today we often hear
the term "open door" used in regard to a
job or ministry opportunity. During a time
of transition we have all at some point
waited for a door to open and perhaps you
can relate even as you read this.
The
illustrative plaque calls this wait during
a transition the "hallway". The hallway
can be a difficult time as often the wait
time is uncertain and the outcome is yet
to be seen or experienced.
A hallway
experience in my life was in 2004 when I
left a full-time job with a national
chaplain service company (Marketplace
Chaplains USA) having a vision but no
clear direction. I knew I wanted to
develop this Daily Encouragement ministry
and also continue with workplace
chaplaincy. During 2005 I primarily
focused on the Daily Encouragement
ministry (this was also my Mom's final
year on this earth and we were caring for
her many needs at the time while I also
served as interim pastor in York County).
During the following years we have added
companies to the workplace chaplaincy part
of our ministry one by one till we have
reached our present load of ten.
While
waiting in the hallway we should have a
heart of praise and service since wherever
we are we should seek to bloom and God has
providentially placed us in that hallway!
Let's
glean several lessons from our daily
texts:
- In the first text Paul colorfully speaks of "a wide door for effective service". What a blessing these times of ministry are. We hope you have all experienced seasons like this in your service for Christ.
- But "there are many adversaries". This will virtually always be the case when we're in the Lord's work. "For still our ancient foe, doth seek to work us woe" (from the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"). If the way is too smooth you may need to question how effective your work is!
- "That God will open up to us a door for the word." Paul was committed to preaching the Word of God. In the first recorded mission service in Acts 13 after being sent out from Antioch we read, "When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews" (Acts 13:5). Regardless of what type of ministry we are in we are all to proclaim the Word of God.
Today are
you in the hallway waiting for a door to
open? Continue to praise God and look for
the opportunities He provides (or dare I
say providentially appoints) in the
hallway!
Be
encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, whether our waiting for
a door to open feels hard, confusing or
endless You give us opportunity to learn
that You that You are working for our
good in Your time and in Your way. Help
us to praise You in the wait, singing
songs of thanksgiving that bring
gladness and gratitude to our heart
while drawing us closer to You. May You
find us faithful in the wait, serving
You in the midst of the delay, and
growing more bold and confident in our
faith as we see You working on our
behalf. Amen.We
always enjoy this rural setting near
Manheim, PA where the big cow peeks out
over the tall corn.
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"While I'm Waiting" Video John Waller
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