People have made some amazing things. The automobile, the computer, donuts, chocolate bars: all of these are amazing and are a testament to the creativity of those who made them. More important though, than any of the fun, cool and amazing things that people have made, are the things that God has given us:
- God has given us life.
- He has created for us an amazing place to live (earth).
- God has shaped and formed our bodies.
- He has given us family and friends to share our lives with.
The lists go on and on of what God has given to us. Even the things that people have made were only possible because of the wisdom, time and resources that God availed to them.
This week I would encourage you to remember that what God gives is more important by far than anything you and I can make. We can sit down and think about things, dream about what we can do with our own strength and wisdom and yet if we receive from the Lord, what He offers will be far greater than our best efforts.
Who wouldn’t want to receive from the storehouses of God’s kingdom the gifts of mercy, grace, love, wisdom, provision? Who wouldn’t want to receive the fruits of the Spirit? If you and I would spend less time trying to make something of ourselves and create a name or image for ourselves and instead simply trust God and avail ourselves to Him, I believe we would be surprised at all the amazing things God would give us. God gives good gifts to His children and to those who ask Him and the reason He does this is because He is love and He wants us to participate in His happy-ness.
So, again, this week, work not for what you can create in your own mini “tower of Babel” and instead consecrate afresh and anew, everything in your life and being to God and then let God fill your life and being with all of the wonderful gifts that He prepared beforehand for you to walk in!
Pastor Michael Johnson 