Spiritual Warfare · Commitment and Service
And now… who can help me?
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“Is anyone among you afflicted? Let them pray. Is anyone joyful? Let them sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up; if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven. Confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of the righteous has great power. Elijah was a man with feelings like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. He prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.” (James 5:13-18)
It is true that when we are sent to carry out a task, we often go around in circles trying to justify why we cannot do it… What a pity! We should often think instead about what we have to accomplish it. Today I want to recall what God’s Word says about us. \1. We are not a mistake. We are the result of a plan. God thought of us!
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
\2. When we thought there was no way out and we were no longer useful, Jesus was the one:
“who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and the grace given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.” (2 Timothy 1:9)
\3. And not only that… We were called to serve God!!
“So you also, my brothers and sisters, died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to the one raised from the dead, so that we might bear fruit for God.” (Romans 7:4)
\4. Ah! And we are not alone: the Holy Spirit is with us!!
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter to be with you forever: the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:16-17)
\5. If we do not know how to carry out the task, the Holy Spirit… will give us a helping hand!!
“But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.” (John 14:26)
Will we back away from our task today, or simply let ourselves be led by God’s Spirit?
May God continue to bless you
and may you continue to have an excellent day in Christ Jesus!
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