Good morning,
Never say to yourself, "God can never use me."
There are two things most of the main characters in the Bible have in common. First, they are incredibly flawed, ordinary people. There’s nothing special about them that distinguishes them from anyone else. They’re neither rich nor famous, gifted for leadership or even spiritually inclined. Some were even shady characters with a criminal record.
The second thing they have in common is God’s presence and power. God chooses them for an assignment without regard for their deficiencies, and over time they are transformed by his presence and power. God is the only possible explanation for what they are able to achieve. You look at them and say, "Only God." Which is why we can stop focusing on our limitations and failures and lack of opportunities. As someone said, "God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called."
All things are possible with Christ, and what’s possible is more than we can imagine. I hope to inspire and encourage you this Sunday as I preach on the presence and power of God. The message is called
I See a Church Marked by God’s Presence and Power.
This is going to be fun.
See you Sunday,
David
