Just a little Monday morning Sunday sermon recap. Pastor Green was droppin’ some truth bombs yesterday at Saint Paul’s Missionary Baptist Church, and I was picking up what he was putting down. In fact, one of the first things he said stuck with me throughout the sermon, and I knew then, I’d keep sharing God’s Word with you because it’s what we’ve been put on this earth to do.

There’s a line in the new Phil Wickham song, House of the Lord, that reminds us to “not stay quiet” and to “shout out His praise.” When we truly realize the gravity and depth of His great love for us and begin to fathom what that love has done for us, we can’t help but be moved to shout it, to share it, to stand up on it and to speak up for it.

As Pastor put it yesterday in his sermon, “Tell your story. Share the life changing truths of God’s Word and what He has done for you! Y’all tell everything else on social media — what you had for dinner, that you passed your test… If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, and you don’t have a desire to tell that to the world by sharing the Gospel and the power of His Word, you aren’t fulfilling what God has called you to do.”

Can I get an Amen?

We know this world is a dangerous place, and without the hope of Jesus, it’s a deadly place. We are on a mission and have been commissioned by our Maker to be disciple makers, and guess what? When this call on our lives seems daunting and impossible, He is a Waymaker. He will never lead us astray, but we must choose to stay — abide and dwell — consciously, constantly, continuously, and consistently.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ~ Psalm 91:1

The word dwell in this passage implies an ongoing process. It is a constant state of living, not simply in and out when convenient, but steadfast and consistent because you mean it.