December 6 (Philippians 4:19)
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (ESV)
I recently had the opportunity
to join a team of Christians with a particular ministry focus. I was one of three new members, and as I
listened to the team speak words of affirmation concerning the outgoing
members, one thought thundered through my mind.
“You do not belong here.” This
was no false humility. I found myself
sitting with varsity level Christian leaders.
The faith, the humility, the love, the grace, the Christ-centeredness of
these people and their unswerving commitment to the ministry left me feeling
little more than a spiritual gate crasher.
I realized as never before
that I was not part of this organization because of any certain skills of my
own. Whatever my role would be on this
team, whatever I could contribute, it would be God working through me to
accomplish His purposes. I could do no
other than to adopt a palms-up posture and wait to see what He would do.
Do you have certain talents
and abilities? Great! Thank God for those and let Him show you how
to use them for Kingdom purposes. At the
same time, realize that He may call you to situations that lie well beyond what
you think you are good at doing. In such
times remember that He will supply all that you need to accomplish what He has
called you to do.
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