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God has a Mission for
YOU!
God had a
mission for Jeremiah.
Would it be
fun? No!
Would he
become famous? Yes, but not for
the reasons most people want to become famous.
God commanded
Jeremiah to go to his brothers and sisters in his home country in Israel and
demand they repent and return to God.
Jeremiah
knew it would make a lot of people angry. He figured that he might be executed
for treason.
Therefore,
he made many excuses to God for why he wasn’t the right man for the job. “I do not know how to speak; I am too
young.”
“Alas, Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too
young.”
“But the LORD said to
me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You
must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be
afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD.
“Then the LORD reached
out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.” Jeremiah 1:6-9
Even though
Jeremiah was making excuses why he could not serve the Lord, God did not give up
on Him. He encouraged him by saying, “I
am with you and will rescue you.”
It is
natural for the Christian today to do the same thing. We come up with clever
excuses why we should not follow the mission the Lord has given us “to go unto the ends of the earth and spread
the gospel.”
We say to
ourselves and God, “I don’t know enough
about the Bible. What will they think of me? I don’t want them talking behind my
back. I might lose my job! Let somebody else do it."
Fear is a
great motivator and a greater inhibitor. God immediately saw the fear in
Jeremiah’s heart and said, “Do not be
afraid of them.”
The Bible teaches that “the
fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and the fear of man is a stumbling
block.” (See Proverbs 9:10 and 29:25.)
Allow faith
to overcome your fears and be obedient to God. He will not let you down if you
are obedient to His calling. He has your back!
Has the “Lord reached out His hand and touched your
mouth?”
Has he “put His words in your mouth?”
Without Him
doing this, you are powerless to accomplish the mission set before you.
It would be
like a general assigning a private in the Army on a special ops mission for the
elite Navy seals.
How can we
realistically have Him put His words in our mouth?
Read your
Bible!
Study your
Bible!
Hide His
Word in your heart!
Take time to
have Him talk to you through Bible study and prayer.
As His
Spirit richly indwells your heart, His Words will reach your mouth and fear
will fade.
God never
calls us to do something for Him that He does not empower us to do if we are
willing to do the work and time. Please, take the time to get to know God in an
intimate way.
As your
relationship with Him grows, you move up in rank and are assigned harder
missions. Your purpose on earth is to shine God’s love to a lost, dying world.
Your mission,
if you should choose to accept it, is waiting for you!
Open your
ears and your heart to the Lord and be excited about your new future serving
Him in truth and spirit.
Can God change your
life?
God has made
it possible for you to know Him and experience
an amazing change in your own life.
Serve Him.
Wait on Him.
And expect …
for He is able to do much much more than you can ask or imagine.
But first, settle
that sin issue ...
“Father God, I confess I am a sinner
and my sins have separated me from you.
I am truly sorry. I now want to turn away from my past
sinful life and live a new life pleasing to you.
Please forgive me, and help me avoid
sinning again.
I believe that your son, Jesus
Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my
prayer.
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of
my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank you that
according to your Word, I am now born again.
Please send your Holy Spirit to help
me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.”
“Lord I Offer My Life” Don
Moen
lyrics
(Verse 1)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
(Bridge)
What can we give
That you have not given?
And what do we have
That is not already yours?
All we possess
Are these lives we're living
That's what we give to you, Lord
(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
Lord I offer you my life
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