“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work will be rewarded.”
Our text was the advice given to Asa, the king of Judah, by Azariah when the “Spirit of God came upon him.” The occasion was Asa’s accession to the throne of Judah in a time of spiritual drought. Asa heeded this challenge, took courage and was “fully committed to the Lord all his life.” (NIV) We can apply this text to our lives. If we will commit ourselves to the Lord our “work will be rewarded.” In Ephesians 2:10 we are promised that when we are saved we will become “His workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works.” If we will commit ourselves to serve God, we will be effective in what we do. This is what it means to be “His workmanship…” This is a promise borne out in the Bible and in Christian history. I want you to get this down: GOD WILL USE YOU!!! Understand, you do not always need to know when God uses you, but take it on faith that He will. I believe that when I preach in the power of the Spirit, someone is touched whether I know it or not. I believe the same thing about my writing. He will use you in what you do for Him. Christ, through the Holy Spirit, will use us in our daily lives. He will use us as His witnesses at home, in our workplaces, at school, and at play. He can use our conversations with people to make a spiritual impression on them. He can use us by the way we act around people. We are Christ's witnesses wherever we are, not just by what we say but also how we act. I don't want to be insipid, but we are more likely to show Christ to people with a smile than with a frown. We are more likely to show Christ to people by a kind word than by an unkind word. Repeat after me: "CHRIST WILL USE ME!" Christ, through the Holy Spirit can use you in your work in the church where you attend and serve. The Holy Spirit has gifted you to serve. If your gift is to be an usher, be the best usher that your church has ever had, and ask God to use you to touch people by the way you usher. If your spiritual gift is teaching, teach under the power of the Spirit, know that what you do can, and will, touch people’s lives. If your spiritual gift is singing, sing to the glory of the Lord, and people will be touched by what you sing. Whatever your spiritual gift is, use it prayerfully and the Lord will reward what you do. TRY IT!!! God wants to use you! Bro. Joe
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