[S] 2 Chronicles 29:36; 30:12 --
36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.
12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.
[O] There are two significant outcomes when God is on the move with His people: People rejoice, and it happens at God speed. In Genesis we see that God created this whole world in six days and it was Good to Him (rejoicing) and Adam rejoiced with Eve. When God moved through His people using Hezekiah as an instrument, all the people rejoiced especially because he came about suddenly. Also we see in 30:12 how God united the people's hearts in unity to follow the leaders' guidance. There is a lot to be said about how God uses united hearts to further our efforts at God speed.
[A] As I'm involved with church leadership and administration to "manage" the growth of our ministry, I can very easily fall into administrative mode of gathering information to make better decisions whereas what God desires is to unite people's hearts so that God can reveal His awesome speed of carrying out His purpose through our congregation who will rejoice over what God is doing in the midst of us.
[P] Dear Father, please guard my heart such that I will not fall into the trap of "running" programs at my church but to dig deeper into Your word in order for me to encourage and guide people's hearts towards what You are doing in the midst of us. May Your presence bring out the shouts of joy in us. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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