I love the fact that the God that called them, lead them and supplied their needs is the same God that calls, leads and supplies our needs today. Why did they answer the call and step out in faith? Why do we do the same, here and now in New Zealand in 2024? It’s an easy answer. Because God’s word is full of promises and full of truth. It’s because God loves the world and wants to see all mankind, everywhere redeemed and restored.

Two significant founding verses for HCJB/Reach Beyond are Jeremiah 33.3 and Zechariah 4:6.

Jeremiah 33:3 says, ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

And, Zechariah 4:6 says, ‘So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:

‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.’

Here we have the God of all creation, giver and sustainer of life telling us ‘Call and I will answer’. Wow. What a wonderful thought as we start 2024.

And it just gets better! We call, and HE answers is awesome, but If that isn’t enough, Zechariah tells us that it is not about how strong we are or how big we are or even about what resources we have, but it’s about God’s Spirit leading, enabling, and supplying.