December 11, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

You Can’t Do It

It is critical that the church corrects its way of thinking before and during the next great awakening in America. We are told, ‘Just do it’. That is good and OK when it comes to natural and humanly ways of doing things. I indeed believe in getting things done. But when it comes to ‘God Things’ it is only God that can do anything that is spiritual in essence and truly good and righteous.

The Bible says, “Only the Spirit of God can draw someone to Christ.” You cannot do this on your own. In fact, anything that is by faith takes God initiating and accomplishing the task, though with that said, God wants you to partner with Him.

God asked Noah to build a boat so large, which has never been done before on that scale, in order for God to save His creation. God could have God done this some other way, but God always, and I say again, God always wants us to be part of what He is doing—this is His will on earth.

I am sure others did or wanted to build large boats also. I am sure there were bodies of water on the earth before the flood. But this boat, Noah’s Ark, was special. God gave Noah the ‘blueprint’ of the boat, what to build it of, and how to go about building it. Noah took his time and the Bible says, “God waited for Noah; He had patience with Noah.”

The point is we do not initiate anything Godly on our own. We only choose and respond to what God wants—this is how He defines us ‘as people of faith’. The 11th chapter of Hebrews illustrates this by listing some of the great people of faith. They all simply responded to what God asked of them and many responded in different ways with a variety of means.

The Bible is very clear on how to become saved; its by faith. “Confess with your mouth and believe in your heart; you will be saved.” That is ‘the how you respond’ to ‘the call’ when the Spirit of God works on all of us in becoming Christians. We responded, we chose God—we ‘act in faith’—we choose God on His terms at a particular time and place.

Some people think that they can choose God at anytime without God’s help. You can’t do this. Everything is up to God—the timing, how you respond (your actions) in choosing Him, and how God responds back. God has given every person either in this life or from the beginning of creation the option of responding to Him (our measure of faith). This is His love in action, and the means/ability to respond to Him, this is our faith in action.

God leaves ‘you choosing Him’ up to you–you either choose God or you do not. This part of the equation is yours but God placed the ability (faith) in you to do so, but it is your will that controls your choice. (This is why God can judge us in this life or the life to come.)

It’s time to line up with all the other people of faith in Hebrews. Choose God when He is choosing you—it’s God in us and we with God. God knows the way, so choose. This is your faith in action, responding to what God wants done. Revival is waiting for your response to God’s will. Isn’t this great…jump starting revival!

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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