envelop spinner search close plus arrow-right arrow-left facebook twitter

God Speaks in Various Ways

by Geoffrey Turner on April 30, 2020

Power in Remembering

Psalm 126

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb! Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!  He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

I might be the only one (sarcasm font), but this season has been one where it feels like I am having to constantly fight for joy and for faith. It has been easy to look at everything going on in the world, and immediately feel doom and gloom. What that has often caused in my life is that it has been harder to pray big, bold, faith filled prayers. About 2 months ago I stumbled upon the song God of Revival by Bethel. I love it. It is this simple constant declaration of how great, big, powerful, and miracle working that our God is.

            Your power has no end.

            There’s no prison wall you can’t break through.

            No mountain you cant move.

            No body you can’t raise.

            No soul that you can’t save.

            All things are possible. Death is overcome.

            You’ve already won!

Those are some incredible declarations on who our God is, and each one is backed up by stories from scripture that back it up. There is such power in remembering. Power in remembering the miracles that God has done. Power in remembering His might. Power in remembering all that He is capable of. In each of our lives, no matter the circumstances we might be faced with in this current season, God has done great things!

Psalm 126:3 - The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad!

Joy is often a byproduct of us shifting our mindsets from the mess of a world that we live in to the greatness of a God that we serve. We also then are more confident in praying big, bold, faith filled prayers, because He has done incredible things before, and He will again! 

Begin to think about your life. What are some ways the Lord has moved? Times that He provided? Times where you needed comfort and He showed that He is the comforter? Remember! There is power in remembering. For me, the easiest way for me to not gloss over the ways the Lord has moved is to actually write them out and talk about them. It will only take you a few minutes, but once we start to list out the great things He has done, we are filled with joy and boldness.

Then declare them to people! Go to social media, send a text message, make a phone call, and declare the greatness of God. There is power in us remembering publicly, because it increases the faith and joy of the people around us. When I hear what the Lord has done in someone else’s life, it fills me up with confidence that He is who He said He is, and He will do what He said He will do!

I encourage you this week to listen to this song: God of Revival

Tags:
power, joy, remember

About the Author
Geoffrey Turner

I was born and raised in the great metropolis that is Lubbock, Texas. In 2003, in February of my junior year of high school, my family moved to Abilene. Yes, if you’re curious, that is not the easiest time to move from a private school you’ve gone to since Kindergarten into a public school that had as many kids per grade as the entire school I came from.

My first Sunday at Beltway, my family went out to lunch with another family in our church, and I left that lunch pretty enamored with the girl who sat across from me during lunch. A few months later, we started dating, and got married in 2006. My wife Sarah grew up at Beltway since she was in middle school. We’ve been around this community for a long time! It has shaped us, encouraged us, challenged us, built us up, and pushed us further when we needed it. Sarah is incredibly talented and creative. She works for a construction company in town and runs a floral business in her spare time. When people ask me who does the handiwork around our house…it is Sarah. We have 2 beautiful daughters, Berkley was born in 2011, and Ellie was born in 2013.

I started working at Beltway in 2007. I have held multiple jobs around here. I was a part of our student ministry for about a decade, and then I became our College Pastor in late 2016. I was then the North Campus Pastor until 2021, and now I am our Weekend Services Pastor.

One of the things that I am most passionate about in ministry is helping people realize how the Lord sees them. As a creator who made them intentional and with a purpose. As a protector who wants to be there to guard them. As a Father who wants to be “Abba” to them. As a savior who wants to spend eternity with them. As a healer who wants to heal both the physical, spiritual, and emotional wounds for them. As a connector who wants to see them connected to the community that is the local church. This list could go on and on and on, because we serve such an amazing, faithful, and kind Lord!     

return to Blog

More from Blog