Rise Up and Make Room
Scripture
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
— Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Devotion
Pastor Darren built to a clear, urgent call:
Pastor described God forming a new “mold” for the church—same Holy Spirit, same power, but a new outpouring, a new wineskin. He prayed that we would become like “hot magma” poured into that mold, taking whatever shape God desires.
This is Galatians 2:20 lived out. To be crucified with Christ is to surrender:
And to say: “Do whatever You want to.”
The question is no longer, “What do I want my life/church to look like?” but “What do You want, Lord?” That’s when we move from being spectators to participants; from passive attenders to active, Spirit-filled disciples.
Lukewarmness isn’t safe; Revelation tells us it makes God sick. God is inviting you into a wholehearted, surrendered life that says: “Here is where I lay it down. I will make room for You.”
Reflection
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
— Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Devotion
Pastor Darren built to a clear, urgent call:
- It’s time for the church to rise up.
- It’s time to stop being lukewarm.
- It’s time to stop living for comfort and convenience.
- It’s time to make room for God to do whatever He wants.
Pastor described God forming a new “mold” for the church—same Holy Spirit, same power, but a new outpouring, a new wineskin. He prayed that we would become like “hot magma” poured into that mold, taking whatever shape God desires.
This is Galatians 2:20 lived out. To be crucified with Christ is to surrender:
- My preferences.
- My timelines.
- My stubbornness.
- My version of “normal.”
And to say: “Do whatever You want to.”
The question is no longer, “What do I want my life/church to look like?” but “What do You want, Lord?” That’s when we move from being spectators to participants; from passive attenders to active, Spirit-filled disciples.
Lukewarmness isn’t safe; Revelation tells us it makes God sick. God is inviting you into a wholehearted, surrendered life that says: “Here is where I lay it down. I will make room for You.”
Reflection
- In what areas of your life are you still insisting on your own way instead of saying, “Do whatever You want to, Lord”?
- What does it look like, in practical terms, for you to “rise up” in this season—at home, at work, in your church?