Please tell me that I'm not the only one that hears a sermon sometimes and thinks "I don't get it." It's not that I didn't get anything, it's just that I think I missed the point of the message.
This time, that was not the case.
I GOT IT!
Recently, I heard a message that reminded me of another sermon by Jim Schettler from about a year ago.
It was a sermon about the little lad who gave Jesus his lunch, which then fed somewhere between 15 and 20,000 people. You know the story. Most of the time, it's called "The Feeding of the Five Thousand."
Brother Schettler spoke first about the Lord. How He IS what life is all about. When He asked, "Do we have bread?" The correct answer should have been, "Lord, YOU are the bread of life. You can feed these people." Jesus is everything.
Then Brother Schettler talked about the lunch. In reality, the lunch was a non-essential. God didn't need the lunch. It did not matter what the lunch was. The size makes no difference. The whole point is that the lunch was GIVEN to God.
Lastly, he spoke about the lad. What was it like to sit at the feet of Jesus? -To have an opportunity to give his lunch to Christ? -To make a difference? I can imagine that his life was forever changed. Drastically.
When I heard this message about a year ago, I cried. I've never been one of those "talented" people, in any respect. I don't really have much to give to God. I don't even have a strong and able body to give God. -And that was the first time I realized, it's not about me. God wanted me to GIVE Him my self, my poor health, and my small talents.
That day, I gave my health to the Lord. I've always wondered what I could do for God without good health and formal talents. This was it. I gave my all to God. It's His.
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Now, one year later, there aren't fireworks. I don't SEE a huge difference; or maybe I do. I'm more secure in Christ. My health has improved a little bit. I'm content. However, it's not a "road to Damascus" life changer. But I'm His, and I'm happy.
God is good. Every time.
This time, that was not the case.
I GOT IT!
Recently, I heard a message that reminded me of another sermon by Jim Schettler from about a year ago.
It was a sermon about the little lad who gave Jesus his lunch, which then fed somewhere between 15 and 20,000 people. You know the story. Most of the time, it's called "The Feeding of the Five Thousand."
Brother Schettler spoke first about the Lord. How He IS what life is all about. When He asked, "Do we have bread?" The correct answer should have been, "Lord, YOU are the bread of life. You can feed these people." Jesus is everything.
Then Brother Schettler talked about the lunch. In reality, the lunch was a non-essential. God didn't need the lunch. It did not matter what the lunch was. The size makes no difference. The whole point is that the lunch was GIVEN to God.
Lastly, he spoke about the lad. What was it like to sit at the feet of Jesus? -To have an opportunity to give his lunch to Christ? -To make a difference? I can imagine that his life was forever changed. Drastically.
When I heard this message about a year ago, I cried. I've never been one of those "talented" people, in any respect. I don't really have much to give to God. I don't even have a strong and able body to give God. -And that was the first time I realized, it's not about me. God wanted me to GIVE Him my self, my poor health, and my small talents.
That day, I gave my health to the Lord. I've always wondered what I could do for God without good health and formal talents. This was it. I gave my all to God. It's His.
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Now, one year later, there aren't fireworks. I don't SEE a huge difference; or maybe I do. I'm more secure in Christ. My health has improved a little bit. I'm content. However, it's not a "road to Damascus" life changer. But I'm His, and I'm happy.
God is good. Every time.
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