I should really be doing stats homework right now, but I got to thinking about this.
God does not need me, and he does not need you. To believe that he does is the outcome of extreme arrogance on our part. Do we really think that if we choose not to go where God is calling us that his will will not be fulfilled? If God is truly all-powerful, then even if we hole ourselves up in our rooms and never move from there, His plans will still come to fruition; If we are silent and withdrawn, he will still be glorified.
Luke 19:37-40
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
We. Are. Not. Needed.
But we are wanted.
The God of heaven and earth, the God who has control over every moment of every day, wants us. He wants to use us to fulfill his purposes. He wants to receive praise from us. He wants to love us. He wants to have a relationship with us.
Now how special does that make you feel?
So go, desired people. Go, loved people. Go, wanted people. Go and glorify God!
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Interesting related thoughts - Antonio Stradivarius once posited the following:
ReplyDelete"...if my hand slacked, I should rob God...'tis God who gives skill, but not without men's hands. He could not make Antonio Stradivarius violins without Antonio."
It seems to me that a truly delicate balance must be struck here (as in so many things). Certainly we are not needed in the sense that God is capable to subsist without us; nevertheless, in order to truly enact His kingdom it seems mandatory for each to fill his or her role.