START WHERE YOU ARE
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“Then Jesus said to
then, Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”—Mark 1:17
The purpose for Pentecost was not only for empowerment, but
also to enable the Christian believer to hear and recognize that God is ever
present in our lives. The early
Christians soon learned that through the Holy Spirit that He leads, guides,
speaks, directs and orchestrates life events. The Holy Spirit is still the same today. He has not left you. You are not alone. When you cooperate with God’s presence in your
life, He enables you to go beyond your natural abilities to unite with Him in
purpose and productivity.
Jesus is still speaking to people just like He did to Simon
and Andrew, “…Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men” (Mark
1:17). Peter became a fisher of men and wrote in
his second epistle that God “has given us everything we need for
life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3 my own emphasis added). Notice the tense of the verb—has. It has already happened. Be like Moses. If God lays on your heart to cross the sea,
He will enable you to do it. If it is to
build, buy or start something new, He will help you complete it. You are a child of God who has inherited
riches beyond your ability to conceive.
You have been given everything you need—to do what God has called you to
do. And remember that you must start
where you are and use what you have. It
is enough when you are following Him.
Prayer—Lord thank You
for giving to me Your Holy Spirit. Thank
You that Your presence empowers me to do what You have asked me to do with Your
help I will begin today to _____________.
Thank You for leading and guiding me and bringing godly people into my
life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
