Call

Jeremiah 33:3NRSV

“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

We miss the different ways that God reaches out to us. He invites us to call him, to trust him. When we call to him, he shows us more than we can even imagine. We realize more than we did. He shows us wondrous things. And all we have to do is call. This call to him is in seeking him. In communing with him. In trusting him.

 Oh my God, the joys, the wonders of communing with God. And all we do is call to him. Take time today to let that sit with you. To marvel in that moment. That  marvelous wonders are available now. That communication with God is so very real. And even when there are hard things we face, we don’t face alone, and he shows us and walks us though. enough for now.

It’s Not What You Think

Acts 11:9, 17

9”But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ 17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?” 

This Peter’s report to the church at Jerusalem. We see God’s revelation, and Peter’s realization. Go back and read Acts 10 and 11.  Sometimes God gives us something to do and we try to explain who we are. He knows who we are, and he knows why he gives us the task. Peter tried to explain to God that he didn’t eat unclean animals. But there were clean there also. He threw the baby out with the bathwater. Peter was sent to minister to the Gentiles, who were considered less than by the Jewish people. 

Peter’s ministering was Cornelius’ answered prayer. We are all together, and God uses us to help help someone else. We just follow his guide. We cannot call unclean what God has made clean. And since we don’t know - we must not judge. Yeah, I know - it’s rough, but listen: we do not want to be responsible for hindering God. 

enough for now.

Be Ready, Be Willing

Exodus 35:5

“Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord’s offering . . .”

Go back and read this whole passage. It is about the building of the Tabernacle. Many interesting items were needed, but the people had them. God only wanted those who had a willing  heart to contribute. 

God has use for our gifts, what he gave us. However, our hearts must be right. When we give from our heart, there will always be more than enough. But it starts with a willing heart and it goes from there. It doesn’t matter what the gift, God will use it, but we must be willing. Be ready, be willing. enough for now.