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Show Not You, but God through you Subject: Not You, but God Not You But God through you From: PASTOR <pastor@calvaryslc.com> Date: 10/17/2014 1:26 PM To: PASTOR <pastor@calvaryslc.com> "NOT YOU, Through You BUT GOD THROUGH YOU" "God, who began a finished on that good work within you, day when Christ Jesus will comes continue His work until it is back again." finally -p 1/''it1k,1Vr J,e i'o people do things they themselves could never have imagined was they did it I've heard those same people ask, "How did I do that?" Don't you know that our all-seeing, all-knowing God who made us can see He can see the diamond in the rough, the things in us that we are not aware of. He pearl in the clam, the pot in the dusk! The potential and possibilities in us. is doing something through us. The first man that God made in His own image and likeness was assigned to tend and care for the Lord's Garden, but he could do nothing until God breathed into him A few years later, seventeen year old Joseph could the breath of life. not have imagined doing anything but tending his father's sheep and even his brothers did not think he could do anything or matter for much. Oh, but David became a dreamer and later was promoted to prime All David had minister and delivered a whole people from the famine of starvation. to play was a harp and everybody else was too scared, but one day when the giant Goliath was huffing and puffing, David picked up five smooth stones and slew that Peter was a giant like a lion or a bear and God gave him victory in the battle. made him of His Before too fisherman but Jesus one disciples. long, Peter lowly was the only man who walked on water and preached one sermon where 3eee souls gave their hearts to Christ. It's was neither Joseph, David, nor Peter but God doing God has started a great work in us and He will finish what something through them. I've possible He seen and after started. looking for some help with managing their finances. One top of his game as a finance manager and investment The people persuaded him to become part of the finance officer in a major firm. committee only to see him so concerned about the bottom line that he ignored ministry needs. After a while, the man changed, was truly converted and dedicated Whereas he was blind, now with new spiritual eyes, he began to his life to God. He became the chief see the needs for ministry plus he loved God's people. advocate for youth and senior citizen programs even when there was no money Soon that church became known as a church who cared about allocated in the budget. and the lost. It was not the skills of the financial manager the the least, last, but what God did through him. They were short on Sunday School teachers and signed up first one after Students came with great another those who taught on their regular jobs. but soon and the teachers quit. for a while drifted One day a away expectations volunteer who had no particular teacher training or experience came forward. He he studied long hours, and loved young people. He began to was a praying man, A local of the member lof2 church was at was the 10/17/20142:38 PM Not You, but God through you teach and time. soon the let God He classroom overrun was him in His use service. with young It him. was not people who came every time on him but what God did through The Apostle Paul reminds the believers at Philippi that God has started a Not by luck or by in them and that what He has started He would finish. work good talent or by skill or by chance or by knowledge, but by God working through them would their efforts payoff and be fruitful. we are going to turn this world upside down for His word will have to be Lord, we will have to yield our wills to His will. our guide. Those willing and available must pray and depend on God's HOLY SPIRIT to It is His work that He started that He will finish. get God's job done. We must rush to be There are some things we cannot do in and of ourselves. in communion with God. For when we turn our backs to Him, we expose our souls to the infectious diseases and conflicts of this world, and the world doesn't mean us We have to watch with eyes of faith and pray with fervor and study the any good. Then and only then can we see God doing in us what seems Word day and night. It is not what we do, but what impossible as we leave God's work in God's hands. God does through us! So here is where we are. If the Peace and love, Pastor Davis 2of2 10/17/20142:38 PM |
