Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
So
long as we are in line with God’s purpose His work can go on in us.
What matters is not first of all our activity. God is more concerned
with what is done in us than what we do for Him.
He often reaches His
end with us much better when we are in a state of inactivity than in
times of much work.
The hand of the Potter was upon Moses when he was in
the wilderness where he could not do much. During forty years he was
just looking after a few sheep. That is not very grand.
No doubt he
wondered sometimes to what purpose he was there, whether his life had
any value.
But principalities and powers saw something and wondered at
God’s wisdom.
God knew how to equip this man, how to get His way in that
life. That is true in the case of many a servant of God. God is working
for good, He is shaping His vessel.
There is wisdom in all His dealings
with us.
But we have to see to it that we have no plans or personal
ambitions of our own.
The clay has to be completely in His hands.
If we are really here for God, we can be assured
that He will reach His end, that He may work out His purpose in us. And
there we shall find strength.
Are you sure you are in the great purpose of God?
Everybody has some part in it. Paul, when speaking of the church,
illustrates it thus: “that all the body is fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplies.”
No part of the body is without function. Each and every one has to be
in God’s purpose. Some parts may be very small, they nevertheless are
equally important. We have to remember that
God has called us for a
purpose which will be realized as we abandon ourselves to Him.
Whatever
it may be to which He has called us, let us be ready and do it.
A Holy
Spirit possessed life is always marked by purpose.
Nothing can be lost
in such a life; let us not believe in mere generalities. That is not
good enough. There is something far more definite in God’s thoughts for
our lives.
Let us abandon all personal desires, and be filled with the
Spirit of urgency – “straight away.”
Those who know
that they are called of God, and who definitely recognize the purpose
of their life, will be wholly given up to it. Such no longer have any
interest for the things of this earth.
They have no time to lose. They
must buy up their time.
~T. Austin Sparks~
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