Plenary, 08 Oct 2008
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Time for Reflection
Good afternoon. The first item of business today is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader is Mr D Graham Sherry from Lenzie.
Good afternoon. The peace of Christ be with you all.
I am an elder in my local Church of Scotland church, but, more important, I am an enthusiast for the gospel. The Bible was written in Koine Greek, which was the language of the marketplace, so it is ideal for all Jock Tamson's bairns.
Scotland was once referred to as the land of the book, which is the book that I have here—the Bible. It is a dangerous book and should have a Government health warning on it. Mine has
"Danger. If opened, this book may seriously change your life"
on it, because it is a book that is all about change. Abraham was changed from a pensioner to a patriarch; Moses was changed from a slave to the leader of a nation; Paul was changed from a persecutor to a persuader; Peter was changed from a fisherman to a church builder; and I was changed. Maybe it changed you, or is about to change you. But see this book? It is pure dead brilliant.
We need to get back to the book. I am becoming more aware that the Lord wants the love and reverence for his word to be restored. Scotland has relaxed its grip on God. It is just as well that God still has a good grip on Scotland. He has an agenda to restore this wonderful land by sending his Holy Spirit in a move of revival, which prophetically has been foretold by many preachers in recent years. It is building like a wave, and it will shortly break over the northern isles and on to the mainland, and flow down the length of Scotland into England, then across into Europe. This will be a move of God to bring his people back to him.
When you went into a strange town and wanted to know where the entertainment was, pressing buttons on an illuminated map would show the cinemas, the bowling green and the churches. Press the revival buttons in Scotland and you will begin to see wee lights coming on for spirit-filled churches, Bible study groups, home/cell groups, men's prayer breakfasts and children's prayer meetings—aye, children's prayer meetings. Do we notice them? Have we heard of them? Are we part of them? Aslan is on the move.
Now, a prayer.
Lord, we thank you that your word is sovereign. It has authority. Thank you, Father, that your desires for Scotland are so much greater than ours. Help us, by the power of your Holy Spirit, to seek your agenda, so that your will becomes our will.
In Jesus's name, amen.