Ordinary Heroes of the Faith - Pt 4

Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its purpose. (Proverbs 16:3-4a ESV). We’ve seen a few examples of relatively obscure individuals in history who simply did their jobs and God brought wonderful results from their seeming insignificant contribution. They were ordinary, while their God was extraordinary. Today I want to close our little series with a particular thought. When we constantly seek a new height in our relationship with Christ it often denies the truth that is already ours. We actually miss the purpose of God by constantly looking for more. “More” has already been given to us. In fact, everything has been given to us in Christ, the resurrected Son of God and our Savior. Looking for more is an insult to God in his eternal provision. Listen to the psalmist: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1-4 ESV). That certainly doesn’t sound like someone who is searching for more; it is the high praise from the heart of a man who has found it all! In my own experience I have found that life is not a steady climb to bigger and better. It is often more of a meandering mess. I do not suppose that it is a mess to God. He is directing my steps. However, there have been those times when I simply don’t understand why a particular path was given to me to travel. I have also found that as time passes, God has always proven to be perfectly faithful to do and to work his good will in my life. That knowledge only serves to remind me that whatever it is I am doing at this moment must pass two simple criteria. First, is it God? If it is not of him it will be clearly shown to be so through the Scripture. Second, am I doing it to Him? Those days that seem to crawl by in the endless drudgery of the mundane; those days are the ones that often get neglected as I forget to do the ordinary things as best as I can in an offering of thanksgiving to him. So, let me close with this encouragement to you. Set your expectations not on your accomplishments, but on his power to work his good will in your life and the lives of others. Often it will be that simple, seemingly insignificant task that makes the great difference in life! And, above all, enjoy the full presence of God as he has come to dwell fully in you. There is not a “more.” He is already more!