Can God use me?
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage -- with great patience and careful instruction.” II Timothy 4:2
The answer to the title -- is a resounding YES! Not only can He use you, He wants to use you. The only thing standing in the way is -- are you ready? YOU!
As I allow my mind to wander across the years, I am struck by those who have been able to minister under dire circumstances. A missionary I knew was rushed to a hospital with a ruptured appendix. While recuperating in a two-bed room, he was able to share his testimony with the patient in the other bed and lead him to the Lord.
During the cold war years there were many Christians who were imprisoned due to their belief in Jesus Christ. Rather than collapsing in a heap and feeling sorry for themselves, many used prison as an opportunity to preach the gospel.
In our own life we have endured occasional tests and trials. As we surrendered our situation to the Lord, He opened doors of ministry that we could never have entered in any other way.
It is not necessary for us to be perfect before He can use us -- just forgiven. It is not necessary for us to complete a course of study to be used -- just available. It is not necessary for us to be of a certain age to be used -- just willing.
Many of you are enduring trials and tests right now. Please do not allow what you are experiencing to paralyze you from being used. Step forward and volunteer to serve in God’s army. Neither age nor physical limitations will disqualify. “God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.”
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage -- with great patience and careful instruction.” II Timothy 4:2
The answer to the title -- is a resounding YES! Not only can He use you, He wants to use you. The only thing standing in the way is -- are you ready? YOU!
As I allow my mind to wander across the years, I am struck by those who have been able to minister under dire circumstances. A missionary I knew was rushed to a hospital with a ruptured appendix. While recuperating in a two-bed room, he was able to share his testimony with the patient in the other bed and lead him to the Lord.
During the cold war years there were many Christians who were imprisoned due to their belief in Jesus Christ. Rather than collapsing in a heap and feeling sorry for themselves, many used prison as an opportunity to preach the gospel.
In our own life we have endured occasional tests and trials. As we surrendered our situation to the Lord, He opened doors of ministry that we could never have entered in any other way.
It is not necessary for us to be perfect before He can use us -- just forgiven. It is not necessary for us to complete a course of study to be used -- just available. It is not necessary for us to be of a certain age to be used -- just willing.
Many of you are enduring trials and tests right now. Please do not allow what you are experiencing to paralyze you from being used. Step forward and volunteer to serve in God’s army. Neither age nor physical limitations will disqualify. “God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.”
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson
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