Seize the Moment – Day 512
God Provides for what God Promises!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, August 11.
Have you ever heard a church leader tell the congregation to stop giving?
Exodus 36:4-7 captures an important moment as God’s people provide in abundance for the building of the tabernacle and all that God commanded:
And all the skillful men who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work which he was performing, and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.” So Moses issued a command, and a proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer perform work for the contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more.
Can you imagine something like this happening today?
Based on this passage, I believe every local church congregation can prayerfully discern the following two things to experience a moment such as this: (1) We are to know specifically what the LORD has commanded us to do; and (2) We are to know how we are invited to bring about the completion of that work.
Do you know what God has called your local church congregation to accomplish?
Do you know how you can help accomplish that work?
These are big questions! In answering them, God’s Spirit can both compel us and restrain us. Whether it’s a “yes” or a “no” it should be the outworking of God’s will in and through our lives. As Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:14a, “For the love of Christ controls us.”
Never forget that God always provides for that which God promises to do!
Seize the moment and trust God every step of the way. Join Jesus in His easy yoke to do only that which the Father wills for your life.