Ears to Hear (Part 30)

Good Morning,

    In the grand scheme of things, I have often wondered {Okay, I know all about having a wandering mind, hear me out first! },
I have wondered, am I fulfilling my destiny and purpose for life.  My
purpose according to God's design.  Basically, it's because I don't feel
like I have a great, big, awesome vision.  Well, today as I was talking
to God, He let me know how He thinks about it and what is most
important to Him.  I Corin. 12:4-7 says, "There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.  There
are different kinds of services, but we serve the same Lord.  God works
in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of
us.  A spiritual gift is given to each of us so that we can help each other. 
I used this scripture to say that we all are important to God. 
Sometimes we forget that the greatest ministry goes on in the most
'normal' life settings.  I often get this impression from the Lord that
it will not be the 'world's most anointed evangelists', or the
'well-known teachers', or the 'greatest apostles', or the 'mega-church
pastors', or the most 'accurate prophets', that will receive the
grandest reward from God, when we all
get to heaven or even here on earth.  I get the impression from Father
God, that it will be the ones that have simply obeyed Him to the best
of their ability, everyday of their lives.  Whether, they are in the
five-fold ministries or the youngest Christian.  Obeying Him is the
atmosphere for the anointing.

   
    With that being said, I'd like to give 'proper honor' to all of
you.  To the single mom and dad, who seeks the face of God for their
children, and by faith keeps going on!  I say, use your gifts to the Glory of God.

    To the 'stay at home mom' who may feel ridiculed and looked down
upon, that senses the pressure to get out into the work force, but
feels the calling to minister her gifts to her children.  I say,
minister on!

    To the 'working class' who gets up and goes the same route and
endures the challenges of their jobs. At times it seems like your
dreams of being your own boss is in limbo, and all your creative juices
are drying up.  I say your gifts will make room for you.

    To all the bosses of big and small corporations, I say lead on by
Godly example.  Remembering, you have been placed their to let your
gifts shine for God.  To all saints, small and great, those who feel
significant and those who haven't recognized their significance yet, we
want you to know, you are necessary!!!

    To all, pastors, prophets, teachers, evangelist, and apostles,
that have stepped out into your calling, and have yet to see all the
prophecies fulfilled that was spoken over your lives.  We say keep on
running with your gifts.

    Listen to the what the Word says; "Yes, the body has many parts, not just one part…..Our body has many parts, and God has put each part just where He wants it.  How strange a body would be if it only has one part!  Yes, there are many parts, but only one body…….In fact, some parts of the body that seems the weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.  And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the
greatest care.  So we carefully protect those parts that should not be
seen, while the more honorable parts do not require this special care [that means all the seen-parts already receive honor like pastors, prophets, teachers, etc].  So God put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less
dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each others….." (I  Corin. 12:14-25) This protects against a big head and false pride.

    So, God made us all to receive the same honor, no matter what part we do in the body of Christ,
whether it is caring for babies in the nursery or taking the gospel
around the world.  We are all equal in due-honor.  As long as we are
fulfilling our call and being in our place.  "So be careful that you are
not saying, "I am not part of the body because I am not the hand, or I
am not part of the body because I am not the eye", would that make it
any less a part of the body? ( I Corin. 12:14-15)  If we are all
placed strategically by God where we can perform the best, to enable
the "Body of Christ' to be it's best, then we need to be glad about it! 
Do not be envious, jealous, desirous, mad or angry at the other parts,
but give honor to them.  Celebrate their part, we are one!!  I need you
and all that you bring to me and vice-versa.  We are given to help each
other, by ourselves we would be nothing, but together we make up the
Body.  Honor means to love and prefer the other part more
than yourself; to respect, admire and recognize the differences; to
treat as superior; to defer to by giving glory to; desiring one for
their intrinsic value [their own unique, beauty, whether seen or not so
easily apparent].  Today, I give you praise for what you add
to the Body.  You are honored by each and everyone of us.  Thank you for
allowing yourselves to be a blessing to all of the rest of the Body.  I
prefer, respect, admire, recognize, and defer to your beauty,
uniqueness and your superior quality.

Love,

Pastor D.