Message Preached on January 8, 2023 by Pastor Avery
When it comes to God, you don’t need many things. For little becomes much with Him. The little that you have (your talents, gifts), if placed in the Master’s hand He will move you from one level to another level. God has already placed in us what we need. Ask yourself, is it in you? Are those talents and gifts God has given you present?
As Christians, we cannot look down on things that are little and small. God can take the little things and make them bigger than we expected. You may have started small in some way. Or even had a wilderness experience with God. Everyone had to come from somewhere or done something in their lives. You may have even fallen down BUT you got back up. God has brought you out!
There are certain places in our lives where we have been there far too long; not being able to move to the next place God has in store. It’s time to get up. Talk to yourself and say move! Sometimes you can’t speak with just anyone either to help you in that low state. It has to be with someone who has credibility and wisdom to speak life to you. You need that person to boldly speak and even remind you that you have been in that low place way too long. Your mind needs to be renewed. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 2:5. There may be a bruised now but tell the enemy you are not broken!
Don’t let the enemy frustrate you! God has better for you. Allow God to push you to a place of restoration. Only He can restore. After restoration, allow God to take you to a place called there, which will be Heaven. By placing those gifts and talents in His hand to be used for Kingdom’s purpose, is how you will get to that place. If you want what you have to work, it’s not going to work because you have it. The Holy Ghost gives the functioning abilities, not you.
God uses whomever He wants. 1 Samuel 17, God used David to take down Goliath. Joseph, also used by God to save his family when he became second in command to Pharaoh. In Judges 6, Gideon the youngest and smallest led Israel into battle with only 300 men. 1 Kings 17:12, God was able to use the little oil the woman had for her and her son only, and multiplied it for them to eat many of days. When God says build, build! If He says to hand something over, hand it over! Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Don’t let it ever cross your mind that God cannot use you. If no else want to use your gifts and talents, God sure can. The steps of a good man are ordered by God. Check who is ordering your steps. The steps you take must lead you to Jesus. When you plant a seed in the Spirit, you can build a Kingdom. Even from the seed placed in your mother’s womb becomes much in God’s hands. This seed forms the skull (cranium), then the neck (cervical), your shoulders (clavicle), your chest (thoracic vertebra), ribs/sternum, your stomach, belly (the abdomen), upper arm (humerus), forearm (ulna & radius), your wrist (carpals), hands (metacarpals), fingers (phalanges), hipbone, upper leg (femur), lower leg (tibia & fibula), ankle (tarsals) mid foot (metatarsal bones), toes, and then your back (dorsum). ALL of this God took and made it bigger and useful!
This why you are here! God took something little and placed it in the master’s hands. Now, imagine what He can do with the little you give him. The question now is can He use you with what you have? Did you give Him what He has been asking for?
You are somebody in God!
