I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do
what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am
going to the Father - John 14:12
If you are one of the 'anyone-who-has-faith-in-me' persons
of
whom Jesus spoke, then you need to be on the lookout
for places where Christ
wants and needs to work.
Is there a child who needs to be spiritually formed,
a
friend who needs encouragement
or a neighbor who needs Christ?
If you pray,
Christ will work!
Are there spiritual leaders who need to be uplifted,
fellow
believers who need empowerment
or a church that needs to be revived?
If you
pray, Christ will work!
Do you know of an anxious person who needs peace,
a
lonely person who needs befriending,
a stranger who needs to be invited in
or
a hungry person who needs to be fed?
If you intercede, Christ will work;
He
will work in you and through you.
You will be doing the kinds of things that
Christ did.
You will be doing them in His power.
You will be co-laboring with
GOD.
With this promise Christ is placing the powers of heaven at your disposal.
What a huge and important responsibility!
What an awesome privilege!
Gracious Holy Spirit,
I repent of my selfishness that keeps
me from
exercising the gifts You have given to me
for the sake of others.
There
are those who could use encouragement and uplifting…
and others who are
struggling and
may need to be helped through a difficult time.
Yet, I keep a safe
distance – at arm’s length,
because I might get sucked in to more than I think
I can handle.
Some people, and much of life, are messy and complicated;
yet Jesus
would step into the midst of the mess and reach out His hand to heal.
May the
heart of Christ be evident in me today
as I listen for Your kingdom
instructions.
Help me to lean into the mess,
unafraid to be the hands and feet
of the One who extended His hand to me!
Amen
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