Reality #3 Part 3 God Invites You to Join Him
2 Corinthians 5:19-20
"That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."
It is revealed in the Bible that God has always been at work in reconciling the world to Himself. God has never been absent from it or from what is taking place in history. When you read the Bible, you are reading God's redemptive actions in our world. You can see that God chooses to take the initiative and involve His people with Him and that He chooses to work through them to accomplish His purposes.
God came to Noah when He was about to judge the world. God was about to do something, and He was going to do it through Noah.
When God was ready to build a nation for Himself, He came to Abraham.
When God heard the cry of the children of Israel and decided to deliver them, He came to Moses.
This is true all through the Old and New Testaments. When God's fullness of time had come to redeem a lost world through His Son, He gave twelve men to His Son to prepare them to accomplish His purposes.
When God is about to do something, He takes the initiative and comes to one or more of His servants. He lets them know what He is about to do. He invites them to adjust their lives to Him so He can accomplish His work through them.
Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets."
Don't be in a hurry! When God is ready, He will show you where He is working so you can join Him. The wait, may be God preparing your character or developing your love relationship with Him. Don't be discouraged if the "call" does not come immediately. God knows what He is doing! Until He reveals what He is don't so you can join Him, you don't have to worry about not being about the Father's business. Your focus should be, getting to know Him better.
Jesus was 12 when he was in the temple going about His Father's business, yet, He was 30 before He began the ministry God had prepared Him for. Jesus spent the better part of thirty years as a carpenter waiting until the Father was ready for Him to begin His public ministry.
You may ask the question: "Why doesn't God give me a big assignment?" And God might respond, "You are asking Me to involve you in my great movements, but I am trying to get you simply to understand how to believe Me. I can't give you that assignment yet." God must lay basic foundations in your life before He can give you larger tasks.
Have you ever said something like, "Lord, if You just give me a great assignment, I will serve You for all I am worth"?
God might respond, "I really want to, but I can't. If I were to put you into that kind of assignment, you would never be able to handle it. Your are just not ready."
You may argue, "Lord, I am able. I can handle it; just try me."
Lets look at Peter! "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death."
Jesus: "I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me." Luke 22:33-34
Is it possible that He also knows exactly what you would do? Trust Him! He is looking out for your best interest. And, God is far more interested in accomplishing His kingdom purposes that you are. He will move you into every assignment that He knows you are ready for.
Let God orient you to Himself. The servant does not tell the Master what kind of assignment he needs. The servant waits on his Master for the assignment. So be patient and wait, but do not let this be idol time, continue to expand you Love relationship with Him. Let God mold and shape your character. Let God purify your life and make you into a clean vessel for His service. God will prepare you for the assignment that is just right for you. Any assignment, Large or Small that comes from the Maker of the universe is important! Don't use human standards to measure the importance or value of an assignment!
In Christ,
David
"That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."
It is revealed in the Bible that God has always been at work in reconciling the world to Himself. God has never been absent from it or from what is taking place in history. When you read the Bible, you are reading God's redemptive actions in our world. You can see that God chooses to take the initiative and involve His people with Him and that He chooses to work through them to accomplish His purposes.
God came to Noah when He was about to judge the world. God was about to do something, and He was going to do it through Noah.
When God was ready to build a nation for Himself, He came to Abraham.
When God heard the cry of the children of Israel and decided to deliver them, He came to Moses.
This is true all through the Old and New Testaments. When God's fullness of time had come to redeem a lost world through His Son, He gave twelve men to His Son to prepare them to accomplish His purposes.
When God is about to do something, He takes the initiative and comes to one or more of His servants. He lets them know what He is about to do. He invites them to adjust their lives to Him so He can accomplish His work through them.
Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets."
Don't be in a hurry! When God is ready, He will show you where He is working so you can join Him. The wait, may be God preparing your character or developing your love relationship with Him. Don't be discouraged if the "call" does not come immediately. God knows what He is doing! Until He reveals what He is don't so you can join Him, you don't have to worry about not being about the Father's business. Your focus should be, getting to know Him better.
Jesus was 12 when he was in the temple going about His Father's business, yet, He was 30 before He began the ministry God had prepared Him for. Jesus spent the better part of thirty years as a carpenter waiting until the Father was ready for Him to begin His public ministry.
You may ask the question: "Why doesn't God give me a big assignment?" And God might respond, "You are asking Me to involve you in my great movements, but I am trying to get you simply to understand how to believe Me. I can't give you that assignment yet." God must lay basic foundations in your life before He can give you larger tasks.
Have you ever said something like, "Lord, if You just give me a great assignment, I will serve You for all I am worth"?
God might respond, "I really want to, but I can't. If I were to put you into that kind of assignment, you would never be able to handle it. Your are just not ready."
You may argue, "Lord, I am able. I can handle it; just try me."
Lets look at Peter! "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death."
Jesus: "I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me." Luke 22:33-34
Is it possible that He also knows exactly what you would do? Trust Him! He is looking out for your best interest. And, God is far more interested in accomplishing His kingdom purposes that you are. He will move you into every assignment that He knows you are ready for.
Let God orient you to Himself. The servant does not tell the Master what kind of assignment he needs. The servant waits on his Master for the assignment. So be patient and wait, but do not let this be idol time, continue to expand you Love relationship with Him. Let God mold and shape your character. Let God purify your life and make you into a clean vessel for His service. God will prepare you for the assignment that is just right for you. Any assignment, Large or Small that comes from the Maker of the universe is important! Don't use human standards to measure the importance or value of an assignment!
In Christ,
David
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