"We shall individually be held responsible for doing one jot less than we have ability to do...But when we give ourselves wholly to God, and in our work follow His directions, He makes Himself responsible for its accomplishment. He would not have us conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors. Not once should we even think of failure. We are to cooperate with One who knows no failure." ~Messages to Young People, p. 309

Friday, May 27, 2011

Blogging Through The Gospels: Luke 4

Today's Bible chapter is Luke 4, on the temptations of Jesus and Jesus starting up his ministry all over Galilee.
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Scripture:

"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside." ~Luke 4:14

Observation:

It's campmeeting time in our little corner of Tennessee right now. Campmeeting is lots of fun--kind of like church for half a week. Starting Wednesday night, and continuing through the end of the week, there are wonderful and powerful messages, activities, and seminars for all age groups.

It just so happens that campmeeting is going on right now! I've been attending the meetings for youth, and they've been excellent. Last night our speaker was talking to us youth about being leaders. About how we as youth need to be the leaders of today--not tomorrow. Get involved with our churches now--not at some later time. Our speaker was saying that if we just let God have our all, we couldn't imagine the things He will do through us!

I wonder if our speaker had this verse in mind when he was speaking to us last night. Either way, I think Luke 4:14 goes along very well with this subject. Let's read it again:

"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside."

Application:

I don't know who you are. But whoever you may be--child, teen, adult--God can use you. Yes, you! And He can use you now. It may be challenging to think that God could use you now, just as you are. But it's true! You don't need to grow up or be a pastor or do a whole bunch of other things before God can use you, even though He uses adults and pastors, too. All God needs is for you to wholly surrender yourself to Him, and let Him use you as He wants too. I promise you, once you do, you won't believe what He does, it is so big and grand and awesome! I know I've seen this personally in my own life.

So it doesn't matter what stage of life you may be in. Give it all to God--and He will use you to accomplish His goals in marvelous ways!

Prayer:

Dear God, I surrender myself to You. Please lead me, guide me, help me to know what You would want me to do. Please give me the strength, the courage, and the willingness to do whatever You want me to do. Amen. 


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1 comment:

  1. FriendMay 27, 2011

    So true. God even uses stay-at-home moms. Amazing! He really does want and use each of us...if only we are willing.

    Thanks for sharing! LOVE your picture!

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