In our small group we have been studying about the Holy Spirit and have been challenged to fully surrendering to Christ. Some if not most of us discuss openly about how hard we find this to be. The author, Francis Chan, challenges us to do more and dive in more and fully receive all that God has for us. We all keep using the example, what if God calls you to drop everything and go to Africa. Would we all do this? Do we fear so much that God will do something we believe we cannot do?
Joseph Prince revealed the scripture in John 21 this morning. Read this passage. Jesus has returned several times after his resurection. In this passage Jesus is on the shore and some of his disciples are fishing. Jesus could have come back and done anything in power and might. But Jesus cooked breakfast for them. Did you hear that? Jesus is doing something very simple and ordinary. Joseph Prince notes in his sermon, that it is the normal, small, daily, things we doing that is so significant for the kingdom. God needs us everywhere and has placed us here and now in a place to reveal Jesus to the world.
The other thing Joseph discusses is when Jesus asks Simon Peter if he loves him. Again, Jesus asked this to the one disciple that denied him three times. What a blessing that Jesus will forgive and use us when we fail or do not feel worthy to be used.
God wants us for ordinary daily things within our group of influence so God can take this and do the extra-ordinary.
God will use us even when we fall. He loves us too much to loose us.
Make the commitment to God today.
Pray that you can be used in the ordinary.
Ask for him to reveal in your heart his love and forgiveness.
Expect a miracle. Make a difference.
John 21:1-19 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas also known as Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”“No,” they answered. He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him for he had taken it off and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
May the Holy Spirit be revealed in your heart today. Peace.......
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