If you could do something great for the kingdom of God, what
would it be? Think about that for a moment. What would you do for the Lord, if
you knew you couldn’t fail? If you knew the Lord would bless your efforts and would
even supply the means to accomplish the task, what would you do?
If we honestly consider these questions, I think that many of us would realize that we have something, or maybe more than one thing, that comes to mind which we dream of doing for God. Others, perhaps, have never considered the possibility that you could ever do anything of benefit for God’s Kingdom, much less something great.
If we honestly consider these questions, I think that many of us would realize that we have something, or maybe more than one thing, that comes to mind which we dream of doing for God. Others, perhaps, have never considered the possibility that you could ever do anything of benefit for God’s Kingdom, much less something great.
You can do something great though! God has placed greatness
in each of us. We were created in His
own image, and even though man has fallen, WE who have believed, are new in
Christ!
I believe it’s likely that the very thing that crossed your
mind when I asked those questions, is something that God, Himself, has placed
there. As humans we sometimes selfishly
dream of doing things to build our own kingdom, but if your dream is of
something for the Kingdom of God, then it probably didn’t originate with you.
If that dream is of things like building homes for the
homeless, or feeding the masses of starving children in some third world
country, or seeing souls come to Christ by the thousands, or even one by one…
It probably is not a selfish human aspiration, but rather a desire placed in you
by the Lord.
Perhaps though it’s
not so glorious as those grand ideas, but more mundane. Maybe you simply desire to tell an unsaved
neighbor about Jesus, or the love in your heart pushes you to comfort a
grieving family who has lost a loved one. Maybe you want to show some child at the local
YMCA that not everyone has some ulterior motive when they give them a kind
word. Or, maybe you want to rally to the
aid of someone who lost everything to a house fire. Those are great things too!
Those dreams of doing great things for God are probably not your
own. God’s word tells us that He has
given US the ministry of reconciliation.
Reconciling man and God is a great task, and a great honor, but God has
already done all the hard work! We get
to be the messengers bringing the message of hope to a world at odds with God! …And
there are thousands of ways to do that which ultimately point to
Jesus!
So, what is your dream and how does it fit into fulfilling
the plan of God in the world? What is it that you dream of doing in the Kingdom
of God? Because, God wants you to do great things for Him! He’s willing to supply the means so that you
can accomplish what He has placed in your heart to do for Him. He wants to see
you do it without failing.
So here’s another question: If God is for you, then what’s
holding you back? Take that first step, a step of faith toward what God has
placed in your heart and just see if He blesses it. No dream is too big, or too
small, if God is in it. Go on… do it! Walk it out by faith. Lives can be
changed. Souls can be saved! With His
help, YOU can do great things for the Kingdom of God!
