2/16/2020
Ephesians 5:14 “Arise from the dead.”
Are my visions and ideals alive and active,
or dead because I find them impossible? Are my visions inspired by God, and
when He inspires me do something, do I listen and believe? My Christian walk compels me to act. I am here
to be Jesus’ hands and feet in the world. I need to take initiative that is
backed by the Holy Spirit. Chambers says, “When the inspiration of God does
come, it will come with such miraculous power that we are able to arise from
the dead and do the impossible thing.” I must find my strength in Jesus and
believe that I can do whatever is asked of me.
Recently, I have read Hebrews chapter 11,
and it is remarkably powerful. It recalls ordinary men and woman who listened
to God and acted “by faith”. Every paragraph starts with those two words, and
the repetition is compelling. It forced me to meditate on the gravity of those
situations and the people who were asked by God to act. These pillars of faith:
Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and Rahab (just to name a few) knew
they could not do anything in their own power, but by faith they trusted God to
do the impossible though them. Oh, to walk thorough life with this kind of
abiding faith!
In the New Testament, almost every miracle of
Jesus involved action from another, either through listening to Him and doing
what was asked, or coming to Him and believing by faith that He can do all. When
He fed the 5000, Jesus broke up the five loves and two fish among His disciples
and told them to feed the people; they needed to act on His direction. All were
fed. (Luke
9: 10-17) A woman with an “issue
of blood” reached out to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment and was healed. (Mark
5:25-34) After His resurrection,
Jesus told His disciples to cast out their nets; they had to listen and act in
order for the nets to be filled. (John 21: 1-12) These
are just three examples of many.
Chambers says, “Our Lord said to the man
with the withered hand – ‘Stretch forth thy hand’ and as soon as the man did so,
his hand was healed, but he has to take the initiative.” When the inspiration
of God comes, I must take the initiative and act.
3 comments:
I took a break from social media for a spell. I truly missed your insights and I have caught up with the missed posts. I missed A LOT. I won't be skipping these again. You must be a lovely person connected to our God in a very special way. I will hold you up in prayer every day.
I also need to take time away from social media periodically, so I totally understand. Thank you for your support in reading these posts and for your prayers. I am humbled by your comments. May God bless you always.
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