- God is always at work.
- God is pursuing you with his relentless love.
- God wants to reconcile with you and he invites you to join him in His mission to reconcile others to Him.
It’s interesting that Jesus even said that he only does what the Father tells Him. Jesus, God’s own Son, followed the lead of God. He joined God in what He was doing. Jesus even begged to get out of an assignment, atleast one recorded. I wonder if there were more. Nevertheless, God was ready to use His Son for His mission. Jesus wasn’t down here to “do his own thing”. There was a divine purpose orchestrated by the Almighty Creator and Redeemer.
Blackaby makes the remark: “History never waits for our decisions… history keeps on moving, and that historical moment will never again be the same. When God invites, there is a window of opportunity for our response, and if we don’t respond quickly, that opportunity is gone…”
Who did God place in your life at just the right time to turn you toward him?
Whom has God placed in your life right now, or in the past that needs God’s love – through you?
Blackaby goes on to say that, for Moses, going over to the burning bush and just looking and listening to it was a small assignment… “It started out small, but nothing that God has in mind is little.” Look how big it got… and God’s power was sustaining the call ALL THE WAY.
You may think that the only calling one can recieve that is truly from God is from is to go into full time ministry… or maybe to be missionaries… or to give a lot of money… or pray all night … Honestly, it makes me tired thinking of those big assignments, and pretty fearful… but what if God is calling us to something “that” big. In my experience, it seems that he first calls us to a smaller step. Something right under our nose. We seem to always think that God is going to call us to go “over there” and to do “that”. What if God opened our eyes and said “here” and keep doing “this”. We don’t usually look for God to tell us to: “just be aware of the new coworker”; or “check on your neighbor you haven’t seen in weeks”; “your daughter needs you right now, make room in your day for her”; “make that phone call”; “make peace with your dad”; or something else very close to home.
God is not necessarily calling us to all stop at every corner and give money to the traveller. He’s not calling us all to buy a meal at subway for that man who’s hungry. He’s not calling us to go to the “south side”, because there’s obviously a physical need, surely there’s a spiritual void, too, right? Wrong. God may be calling you to one of those situations. But there is a spiritual void on YOUR street. At YOUR work place. In the restaurant you ALREADY are eating at. Let’s ask God to open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts… that we would hear, see, and respond to His calling, and join Him where He’s already at work.
You may think your invitation or assignment from God is too small, or way to big. But if God is the one giving the call or the opportunity, it’s never to little, and never to large. Remember: “He always gives assignments that match his ability… not yours.”
Will you join Him?
Share with us God’s providence in your life through people He has used; OR what do you believe He is calling you to do now?
I believe that God’s assignment for me has been pretty much the same for years, and that is to show His love and grace to different women who have been my attendants/caregivers. My relationships with them are always very personal and close, therefore giving me many opportunities to share what He does for me. I’ve failed (or made pretty bad grades) on this assignment a few times, but that’s when He brings an attendant to share His love with me and bring me back to Him! It’s pretty cool to look back and see how He’s worked His will in my life! His patience and gentleness never cease to amaze me!!
Yes, I do believe that God wants us to share our relationship with Him to others and to have an influence so that others will turn to God. I believe there is great opportunity right now, as I am hearing that many people have stopped going to church.
I have just begun to share God in the social networks and it’s having an interesting effect on people. “The harvest is plentiful and the laborers are few.