Who are You?

In the great book of Romans, Paul gives a description of himself as way of introduction. Paul wants the church at Rome to know who he is. He uses many descriptive words that apply to all believers such as: Bondservant, called of God, separated unto the Gospel, beloved of God, Saint, and so on. These descriptions tell more than Paul's occupation. They describe his life calling. His life matched his resume.
The bible writes our resume. The question of us is, does our life match God's description? What are we really known for?
Too often we try to race after people's opinions of who and what we are to be. I encourage you to run after what God has already deemed you to become. Chase after His idea of who He has made you. God has written your resume.
I pray God's blessings on you as you faithfully serve Him!

From My Heart,
Pastor BR

Released to Serve

"But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code." Romans 7:6 NIV

Released to Serve! We have been released from the law that once bound us to serve through grace. We are no longer bound by the past, but are alive for the future.
We must be pursuing what honors God in order to be blessed by God. I passionately believe that God will bless what honors Him and not just what we like. To seek God's vision for our ministry is an awesome adventure. To seek His will for your daily life is the most exciting journey of all.
Your life can count for greatness in the Kingdom of God here on the earth. God has done everything to release you to serve Him. We all will serve someone. We will either serve ourselves, someone else, or God.
I pray this year will stretch you, ignite you, invigorate you, energize you, and grow you as you serve the Lord. Remember that the past is past. You cannot change yesterday but you can influence tomorrow.

From the heart,

Pastor BR