Where there is no vision - the
people perish (Proverbs 29:18). One of my favorite movies of all
time is The Edge starring Anthony Hopkins who plays a billionaire lost in the
wilds of the Alaskan Wilderness and being chased by a huge brown bear. I
think I saw that movie five times in the theatres. I took each one of my
kids to it see it for our one-on-ones. At one point, Anthony Hopkins, who
knows little about wilderness survival except from books that he has read,
applies the very principles that made him a world famous billionaire. He
will not give up - he keeps innovating. He tells his fellow companions
that when someone dies lost in the wilderness they die of one thing.
Shame- because they gave up.
Last Sunday, we studied one of the Core Values of Washington Cathedral: we are a Sanctuary of Dreams. We believe that no human being is an accident and that God has a plan for everyone’s life. In a wheel chair, old and young, wounded and feeling strong, male and female. When God's Spirit pours out on people, they are given visions and dreams. It is the language of the Holy Spirit and if you tell me your vision I can tell you your future. Do you have a vision that you will die in the wilderness of fear and defeat? Then you will be right. Do you think you are too old to adapt your gifts and use them in the church? Then you will be right. Do you think that there is not an exciting dream for you to live? Then you will be right. Because God is a gentleman and will not impose his will on you.
Last Sunday, we studied one of the Core Values of Washington Cathedral: we are a Sanctuary of Dreams. We believe that no human being is an accident and that God has a plan for everyone’s life. In a wheel chair, old and young, wounded and feeling strong, male and female. When God's Spirit pours out on people, they are given visions and dreams. It is the language of the Holy Spirit and if you tell me your vision I can tell you your future. Do you have a vision that you will die in the wilderness of fear and defeat? Then you will be right. Do you think you are too old to adapt your gifts and use them in the church? Then you will be right. Do you think that there is not an exciting dream for you to live? Then you will be right. Because God is a gentleman and will not impose his will on you.
We are invited to be his
workmanship, his poetry, his craftsmanship. We want to be a church that
respects that in every person that walks through the door. This is a
place where we believe that if you have faith you can say to a mountain move
and it will move and nothing will be impossible to you. Are you ready to
dream God's impossible dream for your life? We are here to pray for you,
encourage you, and stand behind you all the way. Go for it, dude.
Your friend for the rest of my life,
Pastor Tim White
Your friend for the rest of my life,
Pastor Tim White
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