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this is the way, run in it
In God’s kingdom, all are included who believe in Jesus. Reading in 2 Kings chapter 23 today about how King Josiah, after his heart was pricked by the reading out loud of the Word of God to him by the scribe Shaphan, when they rediscovered the book of the law in the temple, Josiah gathered all the people together to hear it, too. And the word says, both small and great were gathered, all the people.
This is set me to thinking how all are included in God’s family, who belong to Him. It doesn’t matter whether we are considered great or small. Yet we, like the disciples, are always jockeying for position. We want to know who is the greatest among us, who is the top dog, who has the power and to whom we will look up. The answer to that should be God Himself! He is no respecter of persons, and by that I mean, he isn’t impressed with whether we have a title or are considered a big shot. God is impressed and pleased with faithfulness and humility, and whether we look to Him or not. Sometimes He gives us tasks to do. But the measure of the task shouldn’t be whether we can pull it off, it should be whether we believe that God will pull it off if He asks us to do it. We are simply His servants, vessels to be used. Sometimes, God will have one task for a person to do in his lifetime; the rest of that life is simply living faithfully a life that pleases God and blesses those around us. Other times, God may have multiple tasks for someone to do. God uses whom He pleases. And in the end, when it’s all over and Jesus comes back for His people, we all get to go, regardless of how God used us during our lifetime. He is interested in whether we make ourselves and our hearts available for Him to use, but that can only be done effectively with a humble heart that doesn’t worry about prestige and rank. May we be found faithful, our hearts tender to His Word and focused on Him.
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