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March For Jesus
from July 2020
Gò0dNews from thePastor’s Desk
March For Jesus
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by Jamey Hunt
On most Mondays of the school year, I have the privilege to share an invitation with the Good News Club members at Sonoraville Elementary School as part of our church’s ministry there. This past week, I talked to them about a verse that God has brought to my mind frequently in recent weeks. Galatians 5:25 says, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” All of the power and transformation that we see around us in the lives of people comes from God as we trust Jesus through the ministry of the Holy Spirit! The result of this ministry is referred to as the “Fruit of the Spirit.” God works in us and through us to show His change in our lives.
What, then, is our role? We are not the cause of the change, but we are the conduit. To see this Fruit of the Spirit produced in our lives, we must keep in step with God’s Holy Spirit. At the Good News Club, I asked three children to volunteer and to join me on the stage. We lined up together, and I asked them to show us how to march. I didn’t give them any commands or instruction; I just told them to start marching. Can you imagine what they did? They simply stomped around individually with no common rhythm or purpose. Later, we added the entire group of remaining students to the chaos. It wasn’t marching. It was group stomping. I asked them, what was wrong with what we were doing? One little girl said, “We don’t know what to do!” An older boy said, “We need someone to show us how!” Never have truer words been spoken.
In order to march, one must keep in step with the others in a group by listening and looking. Direction must be given, heard, and obeyed. Signs must be seen and reacted to. When all of this happens, a parade can occur, and orchestrated beauty and order can be witnessed! In order to successfully march in formation, a military squad has a drill sergeant to bark commands and a flag bearer to “guide on.” Without the sound of a cadence, orders, and visible guidance, there can be no organized march. The same is true of a marching band: the music, uniforms, instruments, and students only come alive under the leadership of the drum major.
A church is not just a random group of individuals stomping around for Jesus. We are an army under the command of Christ! His Spirit communicates the directions to us! Let’s keep in step with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. When we do, we also get in step with one another. Decide today to listen for the Spirit’s voice in Scripture and prayer. Reaffirm your readiness to obey His orders. Look for Him to show you what to do! God is at work around you and in you. “Ready, march!”
God is good all the time!
About The Author Jamey Hunt lives on the family farm in Red Bud, Georgia, where his wife, Leigh-Ann and him have raised their two sons, Noah, and Cooper. They have done so with the help of their dog, Bit, and the loving support of their families! He also enjoys serving as the Pastor of Sonoraville Baptist Church!
