Missionary Weapons (2)

September 11th, 2013 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet —John 13:14


Ministering in Everyday Opportunities. Ministering in everyday opportunities that surround us does not mean that we select our own surroundings— it means being God’s very special choice to be available for use in any of the seemingly random surroundings which He has engineered for us. The very character we exhibit in our present surroundings is an indication of what we will be like in other surroundings.

The things Jesus did were the most menial of everyday tasks, and this is an indication that it takes all of God’s power in me to accomplish even the most common tasks in His way. Can I use a towel as He did? Towels, dishes, sandals, and all the other ordinary things in our lives reveal what we are made of more quickly than anything else. It takes God Almighty Incarnate in us to do the most menial duty as it ought to be done.

Jesus said, “I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you” (13:15). Notice the kind of people that God brings around you, and you will be humiliated once you realize that this is actually His way of revealing to you the kind of person you have been to Him. Now He says we should exhibit to those around us exactly what He has exhibited to us.

Do you find yourself responding by saying, “Oh, I will do all that once I’m out on the mission field”? Talking in this way is like trying to produce the weapons of war while in the trenches of the battlefield–you will be killed while trying to do it.

We have to go the “second mile” with God (see Matthew 5:41). Yet some of us become worn out in the first ten steps. Then we say, “Well, I’ll just wait until I get closer to the next big crisis in my life.” But if we do not steadily minister in everyday opportunities, we will do nothing when the crisis comes.

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September 11, 2013

Lord thank you for the reminder that being connected to You really means being connected to others and their needs and circumstances; not just because it is the right thing to do, but also because it helps us get and stay connected to You. Help me to remember this as I engage others this day.

And God says…”Being connected to Me means being connected to others that need to see Me in You. I can demonstrate my presence through you if you simply allow Me access to your heart and mind. Be connected to Me and others and your growth, happiness and abundance will become more obvious to you. Trust in Me with all your heart and all that you need, including your connection with others will be provided.”

 

 

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