How many men we see in the Bible who said yes
to the most absurd tasks to human´s eyes?
And in place of these men, would I have said yes to
God?
Would I have obeyed?
To say "yes" to simple things considering the level of violence we face these days is difficult...
Imagine if your pastor asks to use your house for a cell. Imagine if he asks you to put a sign on the wall
, outside, saying "Here, every Wednesday a cell of Gethsemane Baptist Church happens. Come and join us! Jesus is risen for you! " Would you open your house to a stranger?
Ananias had to pray for a men who persecuted Christians. (Acts 9: 1-18).
Imagine God asking you to pray, to intercede for healing
and still call brother a guy who is known to persecute and kill your
brothers.
Jonah was asked to go to Nineveh and preach to those bloodthirsty people. (Jonah 1: 1-2)
And you stop going to a friend´s house just because this friend offended you.
There are many examples in the Bible of people who
were against the "tide" of logic putting their lives at risk in the name
of God.
And when God puts to the test your financial life?
Imagine that you receive a financial blessing and God asks you to
give up? He asks you to cast your bread... Ecclesiastes 11: 1-2
Imagine if God asks you to buy a plot in the
middle of the Sahara desert because he wants to build a church there, promising you that Sahara will be a green area, habitable, full of human beings living... Would you answer positively? Jeremiah did. (Jeremiah 32:1-15)
In the book of Ezra, we have already reported the
return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem. Ezra is one of the exiles. (Ezra 1: 1-7) Jews could return to Jerusalem after a Persian king,
Cyrus conquers Babylon. And this same Persian king acknowledges that the fall
of Babylon depended on God´s help. Cyrus was Persian. Cyrus was not Jewish. But he acknowledged the existence of God,
the authority and the will of God.
You are also Gentile ... But God brought you us to His presence, called you to experience His greatness, authority and goodness. He wanted you to taste His love and His saving
grace.
And you can say yes or no.
His plans are going to happen regardless of
me and you.
But, think for a while: isn´t it better to acknowledge the authority of God,
His goodness, His power and saty close to Him? Would not life get easier if you knew the
script? If God is the owner of the project, why aren´t you interested in knowing the best designer and architect?
For a construction to succeed, it´s necessary harmony
between architects, master-builder, builders and servants...
Which place are you occupying in the building of the Kingdom?
Who are you in this hierarchy?
Are you respecting the order that exists in
building the Kingdom?
Or are you still a brick?
Are you still depending on someone to get you, position, fix you in the wall...
Who are you?
Ana
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