“As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.” Luke 8:42-44 (NIV)
Often God makes His greatest impact through you when you are on your way to do something unrelated. Jesus was on His way to heal Jairus’s twelve year old daughter who was dying. On His way, Jesus was interrupted by the touch of a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. Jesus turned the interruption into an opportunity to make an eternal impact. She was healed.
- “Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Eph 5:15-16 (NIV)
- “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.” Col 4:5 (NIV)
Be attentive to the interruptions that you encounter as you are doing life. When you face an interruption, look to see what God might be inviting you to do in order to make an eternal impact. Often the interruption is the invitation to join God in His activity. Pardon the interruption; it may have eternity written all over it!
Pursuing God,
Stephen Trammell
Executive Pastor
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I’ll admit. Last summer I came “kicking and screaming” from beautiful Le Vieux Port de Marseille to the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas. I returned home from France to discover that we had bought a family business that my son now operates. I am Secretary/Treasurer and work with my son, president of the company. Like any “good” Christian, I asked God, “Why?” What an amazing revelation from God to show me how He has graciously placed my son, a church prodigal like so many, in a job created just for him, with people who will influence him, and with people whom he will one day influence with eternal impact! How long had my husband and I prayed for such a time as this? Fourteen years, specifically. Would I have ever believed that I, personally, would sit across the office from my son watching God work His handiwork? Pardon the interruption; this has eternity written all over it!