Rise Mighty Warriors!
Easter is over for another year. I still love hearing about Jesus conquering death and bringing us life. At the time it inspires me to go out and make a difference to the world, but then fear steps in. I want to make a difference but my own self doubt holds me back. What if I fail? What if I’m rejected by people? Am I really strong enough?
The comforting thing is that nearly everyone God used for great things throughout the Bible had the same worries or problems. Moses had speech problems, Noah got drunk, Samson was a thug, David was a child, but God still used all of them.
One of my favourite stories in the Bible is when God called Gideon. Gideon was the lowest of the low, The least important child in the least important family, but an Angel of the Lord says to him “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior”. Even though Gideon had no idea of his own potential God knew what he could achieve.
God is calling us to do incredible things to change this world but first we must believe Him when he calls us to mission. We must not give in to fear but rejoice in the challenges that lay ahead.
So this week take time to reflect on where God is calling you and what his is calling you to do. Read Psalm 27 which is a great song of commissioning.
It begins with theses words:
The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
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