Art, And Signs Of Propulsion.

"We all just have a short window of history to live in... God wanted you here at this time." -Reverend Art Alexander

"Get ready! Cross the Jordan River!" (from Joshua 1:2)

In this past Sunday's sermon, Pastor Art reminded us that Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene is in a kairos moment. He shared with us that now is our time to move into the future; to go where we have never been before; to cross the river.

Our guest pastor used Joshua chapter 1 to illustrate where we are today. Moses's work was finished, and Joshua was called to take the people of God into new territory. As a community of faith and as individuals in the Christian faith, we are grateful for the generations who laid the groundwork for where we are today. But our God has called us beyond gratitude for the past; He has called us to take steps forward, moving into the new things He has ordained for us.

We have a strong sense of our corporate act of moving forward. It's a tangible thing: a building to serve our growing population of children, teens, and young adults. But what of our individual acts of moving forward? Are you and I aware of what God has asked us to move into? Are we prepared to face our own Jordan Rivers that God has called us to cross over, even though they rage at flood stage?

Today, I pray that Pastor Art's words will resound in our hearts: God wanted us here at this time. So here we are. And He has things for us to do, beginning with the scary, necessary, prophetic act of crossing the Jordan. We cross for our church. We cross for our community. We cross for ourselves.

Get ready.

Lord God, we trust You unequivocally. We will take steps forward, crossing our Jordan and believing in Your power to tame the raging current. Take us into a new place in You.