Grab Your Glove And Hit The Field, It's Game Time

My Utmost For His Highest

 

‘Never choose to be a worker for God, but once God has placed His call on you, woe be to you if you “turn aside to the right hand or to the left” (Deuteronomy 5:32). We are not here to work for God because we have chosen to do so, but because God has “laid hold of” us. And once He has done so, we never have this thought, “Well, I’m really not suited for this.”’ CHAMBERS

 

God calls, prepares and sends.  That pattern can be clearly seen in the Bible. Serving God is not like you are deciding what you will be when you grow up.  It’s God’s choice whom He uses for what purpose.  Ours is to obey the calling.  For some it means physical, economic and emotional hardship.  For others it means not much change in how or where they live.  You know if God has called you .. the only issue you face is whether or not you will say “yes Lord”.  Can you accomplish what He has called you to do?  No, but He can accomplish it through you.  When I was a young boy, I played with others in the neighborhood.  Baseball, basketball, whatever.  The biggest part was not actually the playing of the game, but being picked to be on a side.  There always seemed to be someone that neither team wanted.  No one wanted to be that person and everyone, I think, secretly feared they might be.  What a relief when a team captain would say ‘I’ll take Billy’ (that was my nickname when I was growing up).

 

You don’t have to be worry about not being selected by God … if you are a Christian, you are on His team.  Ephesians 2:10 says “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”  God has always had something for you to do … He knows what position He wants you to play.  So grab your glove and hit the field .. it’s game time!

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)