Skip to main content

To Make A Difference!!!

Let's ask ourselves a question today. Would we believe that God, who called us to Himself and equipped us with His Spirit, could work mightily through us? Many of us will say, yes, we believe that. Okay, have we made the connection between the time and place in which we live, and God's call upon us? Ah! There's a good question! You know, world events never catch God by surprise. And, you might not believe this, but He placed you precisely where you are for a purpose. Daniel is a very good example of someone who believed God, and allowed God to use him to make a difference.

"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's delicacies." Daniel 1:8.

Daniel did not let the temptations of his day interfere with his relationship to God. He knew that to make his life useful to God, he needed to obedient, not in some things, but in all things. That is the problem with many Christians today. We like the good parts of God's Word that speak to us and make us feel good, but we dislike the parts that make us feel uncomfortable, so we ignore them or toss them away. The Bible wasn't given to us to make us feel good, it was given to convict us and show us how far from God we are, and then to help lead us back to Him. If more Christians would except ALL God's Word, the world would look very different from what it is today. Take Daniel for example, he chose to believe God's Word, and regardless of what the most powerful king in the world commanded, Daniel refused to compromise what he knew God required of him.

History is full of examples of Christian men and women who believed that God would work through them to make a significant difference for His kingdom. God placed Ester strategically in the king's court at a crucial time when she could save the lives of God's people, God placed Joseph to become the most powerful adviser to the pharaoh in Egypt and to save Jacob and his family from a devastating drought.

We need to ask ourselves, are we allowing our surroundings to determine how we invest our lives? Are we allowing the penetrating Word of God to build our faith and trust, and helping us to become obedient to God in all things? Are we letting God use us to make a difference in our generation? Ask God to reveal His purposes for you and His will for your life today. Watch how God will use you and your life to make a difference for His glory!! Daniel did, will you?

May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thinking About Calling Down Fire!?!

James and John were refered to as "the Sons of Thunder" in the Bible. When they discovered a Samaritan village that would not receive Jesus, they were fully prepared to call down fire to consume the entire community. "And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?" Luke 9:54. Maybe they felt that through such a show of power, the gospel message might be enhanced. The two brothers were willing to sacrifice the lives of the village in order to further the cause of the gospel. However, Jesus rebuked them! Later, the apostles heard that Samaria had responded to the gospel. Guess who was commissioned to go and help them receive the Holy Spirit? None other but Peter and John! It was God's purpose that the people not be destroyed but saved! God chose not to rain down fire on the village, but to shower it with His Holy Spirit! I wonder what w...
6 comments
Read more

Restoration From Our Shepherd!!!

These are very trying times we live in today. Things are happening around us so fast that it is sometimes difficult to know where to go or where to turn. We can easily become stressed and weary of doing the same old grind, day after day, uncertain about what is lying just around the next corner. Well, our Shepherd knows!! He knows our every need, our every hurt, our every pain. He knows that we will grow weary in our pilgrimage with Him as well. He knows that there are times when we need to rest. Our Shepherd also knows what we need to be refreshed. At times, we do need to lie in lush meadows or beside quiet streams. Sometimes we need to be held by our Shepherd. At other times we need to enjoy the pleasures the Shepherd provides. And, our Shepherd will not always replenish us the same way; His response to us will always correspond to our present need, if we will ask Him. "He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Psal...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sunday Sermon: Easter!!!

Easter Sunday! “I Know That My Redeemer Lives!” Scripture: Job 1,2,13,19:25-26,23 Introduction: You may never have heard of Robert King Merton, the Columbia University sociologist who died in 2003, but I will bet that you have heard some of the phrases he coined like, self-fulfilling prophecy, and unintended consequences. I would like you to know that it was Merton that invented focus groups and popularized serendipity. Serendipity, by the way, means the accidental discovery of something pleasant, valuable, or useful. It was Merton who coined the phrase role model to describe someone who provides an example of popular behavior. The term may be new, but the concept is as old as the Bible. I would like to say that if you want a role model of someone transformed by the message of Easter, you can find it in the book of Job. You might be saying, “Job!?!” “But he lived before Christ.” Guess what? You are exactly right! But the book of James chapter 5 verse 10-11 tell us that Job is a role mo...
Post a Comment
Read more