August 14 (Ezekiel 2:1-2)
And he said to me, “Son
of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” And as he spoke to me, the
Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
(ESV)
I imagine that if you heard God telling you to stand up, you
would stand up, but that is not what happened with Ezekiel. God told him to stand up and then God put him
on his feet. Notice that as God was
speaking, the Holy Spirit entered him and accomplished God’s will.
This passage is like an oasis in the desert for those who
are driven, high-energy, do everything all the time people. God calls us to do this or that and then very
often is quite willing to do that very thing through us. Too often we hear a call from God, whether
through Scripture or through a direct word in prayer or through someone else,
and think to ourselves that it is too much, that it is just one more thing we
have to do in an already burdened life.
Instead, God may simply be waiting to see if we will respond in the
words of Mary, the mother of Jesus, “Let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38)
What has God called you to do? What have you put off because you thought it
was beyond your means to accomplish? It
likely was indeed beyond your means, and that is why God is pleased to do it
Himself through you.
Lord, I thank You for the gifts and abilities You have given me. At the same time I want to stop relying on those gifts and abilities and rely directly on You. Do with me and through me whatever You please. In the name of my Savior, Jesus, Who modeled the perfect life of surrender, amen.
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