Tuesday, April 17, 2012

From Defeat to Victory Part IV

We keep God waiting, and keep His power at bay in our lives, all because we are too busy putting our plans in front of God, with out reference to what God wants. God is waiting to use all of us for His purpose, a purpose that Divine wisdom and omniscience has designed us for; yet all the while, we are telling God that His plan isn't the right plan for us. Listen, loved one, the victory comes when we get in line with God's plan and go to work on His terms. There is a palpable difference between doing something for God, and doing what God has told you to do. God is waiting to do the mightiest work with a simple servant.

Look, the higher you ratchet yourself up the importance scale, the less usable you are to God. He uses the least and the over looked. Think back in your Christian life, to the services where God has truly blessed you in a way that you have yet to forget. Was it because of someone who was a talented speaker or singer, or was it because someone who was neither was so moved by the love of God that they could not remain silent. Neither noble nor polished, but in the simplest language they testify to the greatness of God. And the power that is felt in the room is the Spirit of God that speaks with them, "Yes and Amen."

What did they say of the fishermen? They marveled at them, and they could tell that they had been with Jesus. Loved ones, that is the best that any of us can do. To be so marked by the love of the Father and Christ that it is evident to everyone. Listen to me, and get this if you get nothing else from what I have written, when we are submitted to God and we live by every word that comes from His mouth, we will be so marked by His love that it is undeniable to the world around us. That, dear ones, is victory.

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