With an election drawing near, I have become so sick and tired of the mud slinging and name calling in our community. If only we would give as much attention to the presence and power of God as we give to self and to Satan. But then, that’s the problem isn’t it…we cater to self and before we know it, Satan is involved. We must learn the value and discipline of denying self…yeah, I said the d-word: deny. Jesus called us to pick up our cross and follow Him…not wander where we will, dragging along those things that satisfy our personal longings. Smith Wigglesworth (yeah, I know your getting tired of hearing of him, but there is much more to come) summed up well the end result of living a spiritual life or a worldly life: “If you have a great God, you will have a little Devil; and if you have a big Devil, you will have a little god.” Some of the things I’ve heard concerning this coming election cause me to wonder if some people even know there is a God. But that should be better a week from now, so let me ask you, how big is your God?
My God is big enough to share with the children I teach in Sunday School. At the end of every class I ask for prayer requests. One of my students lifted up her father because he doesn't believe in God. Only a big God could use a child to reach a parent!
ReplyDeleteAmen! God is good AND able to use a child to do what seems impossible.
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