06/17/11

I just love how the Lord gives you what you need when you need it... ALWAYS. I have had many things from the Lord this week giving me assurance as to what I am doing, whether the wedding or some of things I have going on in life right now, are the right things to do.

Here was my devotional last night. Maybe it will speak to you, too!

Mission Possible

Since the Garden of Eden, God has had a plan for the rescue of humanity. God loves us and wants us to be with Him. You can plainly see in the call of Moses that God gave him a mission in life. He called him forth from the life of being a shepherd to that of being a leader, a rescuer of the people of God. It was an unbelievably daunting job, filled with agony, but God knew Moses could handle it.

When God called you to salvation, He designed a mission in life specifically for you. He gives you something to live for, a mission that will fulfill you, and He counts on you to do it. Perhaps you're on the pastoral staff or leadership team at your church. He expects you to care for the lost and those that are saved right there in your area. He wants you to lead those under your care - by teaching them to help the marginalized of the world. Maybe you're a parent. Be the best you can be under God. Instruct, guide, and direct your children. Love them, laugh with them, and take good care of them. Be involved in the lives of your children - be there for them. If you're a teacher, your mission is your school children. (If you are photographing a wedding, He has given you the ability to do it and has called you to do so.... He will give you strength! ... my own words, here....) You might think you're meandering around this world with no goal, no aim, and no purpose. You're not. If you belong to God, He has given you a mission. If you haven't found it, start praying as you look for your assignment in life! God loves you and has a place for you in this world.

God is tender and loving. He is a caring God, thinking about the suffering of His people. He feels that way about you. Some of you just read that and glossed over it, thinking, "Oh, sure, right; I'm not so sure He really thinks about what's happening to me." He does. He hears and answers prayer; trust in Him, believing He will help you as you pray.

God told Moses about His plan to deliver His people. Their cries have reached His ears, and He is a God of action, planning to bring them to a good and spacious land where they can be free from the oppression of the Egyptians. He then expects Moses to get going and get the job done; after all, it is God that is backing Moses! God hears your cries, too. What needs to you have? Go before God every single day and ask for His help.

We serve a real, living God. Let's find the mission He has for us and act on it!

~ Dwell devotional