YOU HAVE ENOUGH
“And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.”–Exodus 4:1–3
The devil often keeps God’s people from doing what they should for His Kingdom by convincing them that they lack the resources to accomplish what needs to be done. The feeling of inadequacy—that what we have or can contribute is not enough to do the job—may keep us from doing anything at all. Yet the Bible is filled with examples of small things being used by God to accomplish mighty works once they are given to Him. The question is not whether what is already in our hand is sufficient, but whether we are willing to launch out in faith and trust God to work in a great way. F. B. Meyer wrote, “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity that we plan only the things we can do by ourselves.”
I believe in wise planning and careful living, but at the same time, we cannot leave God out of our thinking. As Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, “(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” (2 Corinthians 5:7). The God who took a shepherd’s rod and parted the Red Sea, who took a boy’s sling and killed a giant, and who took another boy’s lunch and fed thousands is able to supply whatever we need to do His work. But God does not work with what we hold back. We must be willing to give what we have and trust Him to see Him supply what is lacking. Faith reaches beyond what is seen and depends on God to do what He has promised. — Daily in the Word
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
