“Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve – designating them apostles – that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” – Mark 3:13-15
For the past several weeks, we have pondered on Christ’s desire for us to be elevated, like the 12 disciples – from “drinkers” of the living water to “providers” of the living water. Jesus said in John 7:37-39 that when we drink of His water, we become streams that flow the living water. We connect into the River of Water of Life that flows from God. What an unfathomable concept of grace and destiny – truly beyond our comprehension!!
Yet, the woman at the well (John 4) illustrated with elegant simplicity this concept of “elevation” through Christ’s living water. When she “drank” of this water, it elevated her from a shameful adulteress up to a stream that flowed healing, hope, and destiny. In a matter of hours, she altered Jesus’ agenda and turned her city upside down. God has the same desire for all of us – to elevate us with a greater flow of His living water as we come to drink from His river of living water.
MTC 2011 will be a wellspring of living water where, for many of us, the Lord will quench our thirst and elevate us as His living streams. The Lord called us to start digging the “MTC wellspring” 17 years ago in preparation for the Holy Spirit’s great move in the market place today. And as Jesus gathered His disciples together to impart an elevation in their assignment, authority, and power, we expect the Lord will do the same at MTC 2011. We believe that the “MTC wellspring” has reached a level of maturity where Christ will impart unprecedented elevation to His market place disciples.
All of us are in the market place, whether homemakers, professionals, ministry workers, students, or business leaders. Christ today is calling, gathering, and elevating the “streams” that will carry living water to the deep waters of the market place. For this reason, we strongly encourage you to make every effort to join in this gathering of “elevation”.
