Encouraging Women Today

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

A PREGNANT NATION

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you “Moms”! As I was reading Romans in my Message Translation I came across a wonderful passage that I wanted to share.

“All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. It’s not only around us, it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. WE ARE ENLARGED IN THE WAITING. We, of course, don’t know what is enlarging us. The longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.” Romans 8:22-25

As a child of God we are in this world, but not of this world. It has become clear to me that God is about to do a Mighty Act in our lives. We’re promised of disastrous happenings along with a Mighty ingathering of souls taking place. Are you ready? We are either pregnant (full) of God or of ourselves.

“The moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along….He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.” Romans 8:26-28

Do not think it strange that you are birthing a new thing. We must get into a position where God can call us, prepare us, and use us at this time. It seems that our nation, our country and people are about to explode. We must make sure that our lives are filled with God, His Call & His Purpose. If we are full of ourselves, our problems, our challenges, we have crowded God out and we will give birth to deformity.

GOD IS CALLING! God told Moses: “I’m in charge of MERCY and I’m in charge of COMPASSION.”