Thursday, January 7, 2010

2010: A Season of Discovery, Destiny, and Determination

It seems that God gives us an inspired word at the beginning of each year here at Cliffdale Christian Center (CCC). One year ago, we received the message of "Transformation" for 2009. One does not have to look long to recognize that, indeed, the past year brought a lot of change as CCC and Freedom experienced a type of spiritual metamorphosis. Many new things have developed and some have yet to unfold and be entirely revealed.

So what about this New Year? What can we expect in 2010?

Following are a few points of interest:

2010 will be a season of DISCOVERY, DESTINY, and DETERMINATION. This will be an exciting and challenging time of DISCOVERY for many in the Body of Christ.

"Discover" means to uncover; to make known or visible; it may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. Keep in mind, the meaning relates to things that already exist, but have not yet been seen or made visible. It can also refer to things we have not yet experienced. Just consider the two parts of the word: DIS-COVER. 2010 will be a time when things are unveiled.

"But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God" (1Corinthians 2:10).

Many will come to truly discover the Kingdom for the very first time. Even some who have been living in God's Kingdom through faith in Christ, will become much more aware of the message of the Kingdom and how they fit. There are many things that exist in the Kingdom realm that believers have yet to see, know, and experience.

The Spirit of the Lord is going to lead us on a journey through a process of discovery that will cause our eyes and hearts to be opened to new and different things. This includes things that may have existed for a very long time, yet we had not seen or experienced them.
Just because we did not know or understand something does not disqualify it; we simply need to discover what is already there.

Tomorrow we will look at the second point: DESTINY.

In Him,

PG

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Holy spirit is thick in this room as i read these words. I Thank-you, as always for being his mouthpeace.

Love,
Rhonda West

Anonymous said...

Pastor Goodman, I pray that God continues to bless you and keep you. I really appreciate your messages! You speak from the heart. God bless Cliffdale Christian Center Family!!

FINDINGME said...

I WAS BLESSED THE MORNING YOU GAVE THAT MESSAGE. I RETURNED DAYS LATER TO THE CARIBBEAN AND HAVE STRUGGLED TO KEEP THOSE WORDS IN MY HEART. TODAY THE LORD MOVED ME IN SUCH A WAY THAT I FOUND THE MESSAGE AGAIN. AS I READ IT, EMOTIONS FLOODED MY HEART. I KNOW THAT GOD IS UNCOVERING THINGS IN 2010. I STAND IN EXPECTATION. THANK YOU PASTOR GOODMAN FOR A TIMELY WORD.