By Paul Chappell
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:8-10
For more than forty years, Margaret Stringer faithfully
served the Lord as a missionary in Indonesia . She worked among some of
the most primitive people, including a number of tribes that still practiced
cannibalism when she arrived on the field. She surrendered her life to be a
missionary when she was just twelve years old. Later she wrote, “Nobody
expected that I really would do it, but they had not taken God into account.”
Not everyone is called to a full-time ministry, but every
child of God has a work to do for Him. God did not save us to sit back and
enjoy the ride to Heaven; He saved us to serve. Jesus said, “As my Father hath
sent me, even so send I you” (John 20:21). There are things that you can do and
people you can reach that are part of God’s plan and purpose for your life.
Annie Johnston Flint wrote, “Christ has no hands but our
hands to do His work today, He has no feet but our feet to lead men in the way,
He has no tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died, He has no help but our
help to bring them to His side.” God could have chosen any means for the Gospel
to go throughout the world. He could have had angels make the announcement of
the Good News or had clouds spell out the message in the sky. Instead He calls
us to be His messengers, walking in the works He has prepared for us to do.
Today's Rooted Principle:
Find the work that God has for you to do today and be busy
doing what you can for Him
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