In addition to Matthew 6 & 7, I suggest that you begin meditating upon Joshua 5 & 6 and the short book of Jonah. As a ministry we are going to stay with the Lord in these chapters until we feel He moves us on.
· In Matthew 6 & 7 consider specific adjustments Jesus wants you to make in a closer personal walk with Him.
· In Joshua 5&6 consider the preparation and marching orders given to Joshua by the Lord. What is the Lord saying to you and your church?
· In Jonah, consider how Jonah ran away from the Lord’s call to go to Nineveh. How is the Lord calling you to go mercifully to your city in His name?
· In prayer a picture came to my mind concerning the marching orders the Lord is giving to the Body of Christ in America. I saw fortified walls around the not-yet-saved as the walls of Jericho and I heard the phrase “Slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” The Lord instructed Joshua to march Israel around Jericho for seven days. On the seventh day there were seven circuits before the final shout that knocked down the walls. In this year of Consuming Fire of 2014, I believe the Lord is aiming in “day one march” to lead us to become slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. If we want our lost relatives, friends, and enemies to be saved, we need to draw closer to the Lord and become more patient, kind, and generous people.
· Curiously enough, Jonah resists God’s call to invite Nineveh to repent because he knows God is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love—so willing to receive those who repent.
· The more we thank and praise the Lord for our own salvation, the more He will make our hearts soft and full of His fire and kindness for others. This, in turn, contributes to destroying the walls up around the lost.
What is the Lord saying to you?
Praying blessing and repentance upon you, your family, your church, your city!
Dick Speight
COME REST MINISTRIES’
AWAKENING OF LOVE
A Night for “Nineveh” in Jonah
Are You Running TO or FROM the call of God for your city?
FRIDAY, MAY 2ND630-930PM
River of Life in Cedar Rapids
Worship, teaching, testimonies, prayer.
Bring a friend!
Register at the door; freewill offering; refreshments.
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COME REST MINISTRIES
PERSONAL RETREAT
“Slow to Anger &Abounding in Steadfast Love”
Meditating upon the book of Jonah
Wednesday May 21st9am-4pm
Rehoboth House 2125 Bever Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Requirements: Pen, bible, notebook, your copy of our book
REAL FRUIT, and your wholehearted desire to come rest in Jesus!
Cost: Freewill Offering plus $18 for book which may be purchased at retreat
Space Limited-- Lunch provided
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Weekend Events
Sunday April 27th 845-945am Dick Speight teachingCome UP! Class in Room AB at River of Life
6-650pm Men’s & Women’s Covenant Groups at Rehoboth.
7-830 pm I58 House Meeting at Rehoboth (Speights’ home)
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