Just a few more days
Today is Good Friday and it is good for me to remember the love sacrifice Jesus made for me. He told us He had to leave this world so we could do greater things than Him. My friend Howie posted this verse on his web site today and it inspired me. John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.(NIV) I used this translation because it uses the word faith. In the flesh, I cannot “see” myself this way, doing greater things. So I am stepping out in Faith, trusting in God’s word. Almost every physical thing around me says I cannot do greater things. But my heart says, Jesus said you can and will, so do.
I am a little concerned that I will not live up to what God expects of me, that I am not quite “good enough” to be His ambassador. But then I am reminded that none of us are worthy, and it is only by the blood of Jesus that I am saved by grace. And that the Word promises that if I step aside and let God work through me, He will arrive and bless people with His presence. Not by my strength but by the moving of the Holy Spirit.
I know many of you are praying for a safe trip for me, and I appreciate that. But most of all, pray I remain humble and sensitive to the Spirit of God, so through me He reaches lost and hurting souls in India. That I hear and obey His voice in all things to His glory. Safe is OK but over rated, but reaching the lost is awesome. I vote for awesome.
Dan
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Well, I think I’m going to pray that you have a safe AND awesome trip. I know that God will use you, and I’m looking forward to lots of stories when you get back!
I love how you are striving to maintain humbleness. Keep on mastering that and you can not fail since you then have no choice but to trust and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you. God speed and my prayers are with you.