There is Always Sunday

My Pastor in Oklahoma City, Rev. A. Glenn Woodberry would say without fail to doubting deacons, troubled trustees, anguished associates and a hard headed Son in the ministry, THERE IS ALWAYS SUNDAY. I never quite grasped what he meant when he said it. Many times in ignorance I thought it was a cop out said in order not to deal with something or someone. Now I realize it wasn't a cop out but instead it was a way to look past what you Feel and Face and through Faith see what God has granted you in Favor.

Macedonia just finished hosting its revival services this week with our guest preacher being Rev. Rickey B. Harvey of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester, New York. Pastor Harvey is a national figure on the revival circuit and has a lot of family that are faithful members of our church. We were honored to have him.

I have become so spoiled my Macedonia that for the FIRST time, we didn't act like Macedonia, the attendance for the first two nights was off, WAY OFF, not to mention the money followed in kind. I was upset that the people had not responded. I must admit that as a young pastor I had taken this as a personal rejection. I was ready to lash out, say something dumb, beat up the faithful because of the apathy of a few and right then, God spoke. It was my Pastor saying, THERE IS ALWAYS SUNDAY.

The last night of the revival; attendance was back, money was back, budget was made and all of the things I was worried about were taken care of. I say that because someone reading this post is stuck on the wrong day. Not sure what your day is that makes you lose it.
Monday-misfortune and misery
Tuesday- trials and tribulations
Wednesday-wickedness and worries
Thursday- troubles and travails

Friday- failures and fears
Saturday- sorrow and suffering

I stopped in to write a fast note to tell you Sunday is on the way. Not a marker on the calendar week but an appointment with the author and the finisher of our faith. The day where my worries wash away, where God meets me at my point of need, the day He shows me while you were speaking, I was answering. Sunday is my day to see Jesus. Pastor, you were right, THERE IS ALWAYS SUNDAY. No need to panic, no need to give up, no need to fear and fret, Sunday is coming and Sunday can happen at anytime.

Sometimes you have to "spiritually look at the long range forecast". It's stormy now, it's cloudy now, it's foggy now, wind and thunder are prevalent now but a break in the clouds is coming, the wind I can't stand is blowing some things out of my life and the sun will shine again. Sunday is coming.

I pray that for everyone that has been going through, stuck on the day of your pain that Sunday comes in your life. Please pray that God's will was done and I don't or didn't embarrass God or Macedonia as by the time you read this, I will have preached at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana for their Education day at the 11:00 hour. Dr. Marion J. Johnson Jr., is a leading figure in our state convention and serves as my district moderator so it is an honor.

Also pray my strength in the Lord as I will leave there and fly back to OKC to get my angels, Rachael, LaBraia and Raven who spent some time this summer with their mother and are coming home to start school. It will be an adjustment that will require prayer but thank God it won't be like last year this time because Macedonia and South Bend are home for us all. Thank God for Sunday.


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