God's Instrument Of Grace

My Utmost For His Highest

 

‘When you see a person who is close to grasping the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been used in the right direction. And when you begin to see that person in the middle of a difficult and painful struggle, don’t try to prevent it, but pray that his difficulty will grow even ten times stronger, until no power on earth or in hell could hold him away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we try to be amateur providences in someone’s life. We are indeed amateurs, coming in and actually preventing God’s will and saying, “This person should not have to experience this difficulty.” […] Listen intently with your entire being until you hear the Bridegroom’s voice in the life of another person. And never give any thought to what devastation, difficulties, or sickness it will bring. Just rejoice with godly excitement that His voice has been heard. You may often have to watch Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it.’ CHAMBERS

 

A pastor once said “People don’t know Jesus is all they need until Jesus is all they have.”  Has the Lord taken you to a place of desperation … where in the end all you could do was look up?  You weren’t going to die, but you may have wished you would, rather than deal with the calamity in your life.  But it was at that point, in that place where you met Jesus.  What if someone had stepped in and had given you relief a moment sooner.  They meant well, but they did not have the spiritual sensitivity to see that God was at work in your life.  This is not to suggest that you should stand back and let people struggle … but that is contrary to the Word of God … Matthew 25, 2 Corinthians 1.

 

The assumption here is that you are spiritually connected .. in tune with God … and you see a person struggling … you know that you should step in or not … in either case you are God’s instrument of Grace.  Relieving someone of the consequence of their sin is not necessarily helping them.  It may be that you don’t want to see them struggle … but they must … and your part is that you join with them .. sharing in the pain .. and sorrow .. and ultimately the joy when they turn to Jesus.  Ministering to someone at the point of their need brings glory to God … that ministry may be, stepping back and waiting on God or it may be giving them a cup of water … If you want to know how to know the difference .. look up.

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)