Of late, I have been studying the work of God. It is interesting to see how God is the one that initiates his plan to work in us and through us. His work has begun before we are engaged into the work. This is a comforting thought to know that God is ahead of me; and that I am not alone in the work. A lot of the time, we find ourselves working a program, or a plan to see God work. We should rather let God intervene with our plans in order to accomplish His work. A focus for this year for Crossview will be the empowering of the Holy Spirit. In Zechariah, we find that it is “not by might, nor by power, but my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts”. We need to be reliant upon the Spirit of God for His work to be done.
Jesus further states in John 5:17, 19-20 of the need to submit to the will of the Father. That we can do nothing in and of ourselves. If this is true for the Son of God, it is necessary for the way of man. The work of God is a gift to us through the person of God.
“God didn’t give a person some thing. God Himself was the Gift.” (Blackaby, Experiencing God)
Jesus again states “The Father who dwells in me does the works” (Jn. 14:10) He later states in Jn. 15:3 that “without me you can do nothing”. Further we learn that the Spirit too is involved in the work of God in the work of man. He came upon men like Moses, Ezekiel, Peter, the judges, David, and prophets of old to accomplish a given task. These men were often considered weak, and incabable to accomplish the tasks before them by their peers and by themselves. But when God invites you to be a part of the work, He enables you to fulfill it. Instead of questioning our abilities, talents, or even spiritual gifts, we must launch out in faith to that invitation.
I believe there are many folks being drawn by the Spirit of God at this very moment. We must be sensitive to those around us looking for God. We must cancel our plans when we come face to face with individuals seeking God. How many times do we miss out on conversations due to our schedule. I will be praying this coming year to be more in tune with God at work around me and before me; that i will look for those invitations and readily be involved in His work.
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