A New Thing?

“See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? 
I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland” (Is. 43:19).  This word from God through Isaiah for his people Israel is a good word for us today also.  As we approach the end of 2011 and prepare for 2012, we are grateful for the great things God has done.  Yet, we anticipate “the new thing” he wants to do.  As we gather in Church Conference this Sunday night we will review the missions endeavors and ministries God has allowed us to support.  We will vote on a new budget that increases missions support.  This is a budget that will require us to acknowledge that it will not be met on human effort alone or on the giving trends of the recent past.  It is a budget that calls us to ask if God wants to do a new thing through us.  If so, then we will need to rely on Him to do what only He can do.  We will also vote on deacon candidates and constitutional amendments.  Come ready to discern God’s direction together as a church body.