My wife says I save “everything” – too much in her opinion. I am a pack rat, but I recently ran across something that really was worth keeping. It’s an old notebook from a Promise Keepers conference. My notes included a quote jotted down during a presentation by Dr. Tony Evans.
Dr. Evans said, “When God is in the fire, any old bush will do!”
If you’ve heard Tony Evans preach, you know the thunder and conviction with which He spoke those words.
God didn’t have (or need) a mighty Sequoia or towering Redwood at His disposal when He appeared to Moses in the burning bush. Neither was He looking for a guy who could make a good speech nor someone with a doctorate from the University of Egypt.
God made His glory burn before Moses through a plain old desert scrub bush. On top of that, He chose a man who didn’t believe in himself for one of the greatest leadership positions ever required!
God asked eighty year-old Moses to lead His people out of the hands of the world’s greatest superpower of the time. “Moses whined, but God shined!” The rest is history. The mighty hand of God prevailed, and the nation of Israel stills stands! God has always accomplished the impossible using frail, frightened, fickle, and fallible human beings in the process.
I regularly work with people who doubt their ability to make disciples. I understand their fears; I’ve been victim to the same doubts. I’m convinced that fear is a tool of Satan, however. He’s effective at rendering us ineffective when he jabs us with our inadequacies.
There’s an antidote to fear. It’s called faith! Jesus Christ has issued a mission to His people. It’s to make disciples of all nations (including our neighbors, friends, co-workers and relatives). He wouldn’t have given the command if the mission were impossible. He has appointed us as “ambassadors of reconciliation.” Jesus promised to make His followers “fishers of men.” The power is His! He’s promised to be with [us] always.
Let God burn through you,
Mike
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