When God’s people talk with each other about all He has done, the Lord, God listens. Even He makes note of how they have worked and what has been done through their work because they honor Him and put all their hope in Him. (Malachi 3:16)
Do your people have time and opportunity to
simply be “us” together? Have you established, in your times of celebration,
opportunities to focus on and celebrate the “we?” When you make room for time
to appreciate what has happened because God brought you and your people
together, it encourages unity. This time of celebration provides opportunity to
grow in understanding the common vision and to care for and encourage each
other.
Malachi urges, “Even He notices” when there
is such community. Talking with each other about what God is doing, and seeing
the work as His, is the beginning of faith. People become open and receptive to
God’s provision and care. Think of all the Israelite feasts. Each one had a
purpose, and common to all was that each was a reminder of God’s work in them
as a people. Altars and pillars of stone dot the Israeli countryside from times
that leaders memorialized God’s great works.
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