‘A Christian [..] has to learn how to be God’s man
or woman of great worth and excellence in the midst of a multitude of meager
and worthless things. Never protest by saying, “If only I were somewhere else!”
All of God’s people are ordinary people
who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them. Unless
we have the right purpose intellectually in our minds and lovingly in our
hearts, we will very quickly be diverted from being useful to God. We are not
workers for God by choice. Many people deliberately choose to be workers, but
they have no purpose of God’s almighty grace or His mighty Word in them. […] It is not that you have gotten God, but
that He has gotten you. God is at work bending, breaking, molding, and doing
exactly as He chooses. And why is He doing it? He is doing it for only one
purpose— that He may be able to say, “This is My man, and this is My woman.” We
have to be in God’s hand so that He can place others on the Rock, Jesus Christ,
just as He has placed us.’ CHAMBERS
Some time back, at a meeting with other people
serving in Haiti, I told them that if God had not called them to serve here,
they should go home because serving here is hard with God … but is impossible
without God. I had no idea who was and
who wasn’t called by God. But suspected there were some of both in the
crowd. Haitian pastors give me credit
for the work here to which I reply “It is not me but God that you need to
praise.” In the old testament there are
examples of angels – messengers sent by God – who told men to not worship them
when the men tried to bow down before them. That was an example for messengers
to be careful about taking credit for what God has done. It is not just the purpose that makes us
extra-ordinary but the power that is in us. God’s Spirit and anointing. Be careful that you don’t confuse God’s
working through you with your personal accomplishments. The only thing that I have done of note is
obey God. Everything else is because of
Him. False humility – No – a clear
understanding of the nature of our call to Haiti. Zechariah 4:6 “It’s not by [my] might nor by [my] power but by
[His] Spirit, says the Lord God..”
That is not to say that the work we do will be
easy … at the same time that God is using us to bless others and point them to
Jesus … He is crushing us like grapes made into wine .. changing us from
something that had little or no eternal value into something that was of great
use for the kingdom. It is when you are
in the winepress that you will be challenged and will begin to wonder if maybe
you should be someplace else …. It is then that your faith will be tested and
your resolve challenged. Do I continue
to follow Jesus or do I go home .. back to Egypt .. back to times when it was
not so difficult for me. For me?
“I have decided to follow Jesus .. no turning back
.. no turning back .. No none go with me, I still will follow .. the world behind
me, the cross before me .. no turning back .. no turning back”
How about you?
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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