Bob Hamp

“Change really excites you doesn’t it?” I was asked today.  Change…it is inevitable.  I might as well be excited.  How about you?  I hope so, because it is time…time to change.

We live in a time of massive shift; shift in any arena you can imagine.  Economy?  Clearly.  Culture?  At multiple levels. Political Arena…try to keep up.  What about the religious culture world wide?  We are witnessing a migration world wide among church folk.  Every arena of life seems to be subject to a massive shake up. 

We can fight it.  We can try to control it.  We can hunker down in fear and try to protect life as we know it.  Any of these would be natural responses to change.  And any of these may bring massive stress.  We might be better to remember; change is inevitable.  Watch, relax, learn…listen for the voice of God.    He is speaking loudly.

Change of this magnitude, in this many arenas, at these levels…I doubt God is surprised…I doubt He is even bothered.  In fact, I suspect He is the Prime Mover behind it all.  He is, after all, the Great Architect, and the Great Builder.  Every great builder knows how to clear the ground to build new foundations….I hope the new foundations can’t be shaken…our current foundations appear to be be pretty shake-able.

It is time to learn what it means to live by every Word that comes from the Mouth of God…take a breath…listen.