Since
the beginning of time, God has challenged us to do something great for His
cause. We are often timid to think, “I’m
not qualified to do anything great.” However, just the opposite is true. God
wants to empower us to do great things.
If you think God only uses the qualified, think again! Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an
affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was
insecure, Thomas was a doubter, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was
short, Abraham was old and Lazarus was dead. Now do you see how God can use you?
Most people want to feel equipped
before God can use them. They want to have a theological degree. They want
their plane ticket in hand before they can commit to go to the mission field. They
want to have a family before they start volunteering. This is human and there
is nothing wrong with it. But while we are waiting on God, He is saying, “I am waiting on you.”
We have many opportunities
for you to serve God through Build International Ministries – both abroad and
here at home. Some of you can pray, volunteer, support the office work, and
others of you can go and touch people in Asia who have never heard the name of
Jesus! Yet, others of you can support the work financially. No matter what we
do for God, He has promised to pay us back.
Jesus said, “The Spirit of the
Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the
blind, to release the oppressed” (Luke 4:18 NIV). God will empower us the
most when we are sharing the Gospel with the poor, helping others, showing the compassion
of Jesus to those who are weak and destitute. Let’s do something great for our
God!
Remember, God doesn't call the qualified;
He qualifies the called!
Albert Pine said, “What
we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others and the world remains
and is immortal.”
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