Scholarship and other human accomplishments are not what qualify us for joining God’s workforce. God looks for devotion over degrees, desire over duty, enthusiasm over experience, fellowship over fame, and connection (to Him) over ‘connections’.
God used a butler
To build a city wall;
He can use you too,
If you answer His call.
Jehovah comforts whom Jehovah enlightens.
Salvation is NOT gained by works.. But works testify that salvation HAS taken place… “Faith without works is dead”.
When Jesus is our Master, we focus on how we can GLORIFY Him, not on how He can SATISFY us.
Repeatedly, the Bible tells the believer: “Don’t be afraid”, “God will help you”, “God will supply ALL your needs”, etc. Yet, far too frequently, believers sit on the sidelines too afraid to test the waters.
We are never too poor to give… We are never too impoverished to help someone else.
“This parable also shows us that it’s not how we start that matters, it’s how we finish.”
Reflections in The WORD 