Isolation is not rejection; it is an invitation to intimacy with God.
Point #1: Life’s closed door is not rejection; it is God’s divine redirection.
A. God reveals how infinite His wisdom and understanding of all things are.
Isaiah 55:8-9 ({8.} (For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.) {9.} ( For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than Isaiah 55:8-9 ({8.} (For my thoughts are your ways For us the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.)
Takeaway: When we struggle to understand and make sense of our complications, God invites us to let go of the burden of wanting to understand the confusion in our lives.
• Point #2: Redirection requires consecration, dedication, and instruction.
A. Jesus often chose to remove himself from the crowd to recharge and solidify himself to God.
Luke 5:16 ( And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.)
Takeaway: Taking time to consecrate yourself with God often gives you strength to rediscover your purpose. God will not trust you with a public voice if you have not built a quiet anchor in secret.
• Point #3: Staying connected to Jesus allows us to produce productive fruit.
A. Jesus encourages us to stay connected to him.
John 15:4-5 ({4.} Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.) {5.} ( I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. )
Takeaway: Production of our fruit is the natural result of our connection to God. Focusing all your concerns on being productive without our connection to him will make our fruit unproductive.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ Church
Dr. Castile Colbert Jr. & wife Minister Vanessa Colbert
2575 Wilson St. Beaumont, Texas 77705