Consider the work of God; For who can…
I have just returned from Israel considering the work of God. I went there to consider the work God has ordained for me and now I am home considering the work God has for me as a woman of God! Jesus did not walk on the stones here but His followers do. Jesus did not leave His touch DNA here but his followers do. What I came home with is another teaching to be who Elohim has ordained me to be for His sake and for yours!
I am reading in the book of Ecclesiastes written by a man who considered the work of God and then some but 7:29 tells us exactly what he found. Solomon teaches me, like no time before, I am a follower of Jesus Christ and it is only my DNA I leave behind. He has ordained me to be me and no one else! How often do I need to be taught this – as often as it takes for me to overcome my insecurities about who I am. Truth be told I am an insecure person who is constantly questioning God and His provision. I can see why the Israelites questioned God constantly too. Solomon says in Ecclesiastes it is useless to know everything and be everything because it all comes to vanity if you do not fear God. I cannot be you and you cannot be me. Our schemes pull us away from God ultimately not being who He ordained us to be. The result of us not being who He ordained us to be is two fold: we cover ground not intended for us to cover and we don’t cover ground intended for us to cover.
The Unintended Ground
My Jesus is quick to knock me off my man made pedestal for which I am eternally grateful. I tread on ground not meant for me all the time with my feet and my soul. God does not ordain us to walk where others are intended to walk. Consider the work of God; for who can be successful at work not meant for others. We might think we are successful at accomplishing what we are not ordained for but we are not! Consider this: When we walk down a path meant for someone else we cause great amounts of heartache to those we are trying to serve but the greatest heartache will be ours when we discover what we have done. We have taken the place of someone who has been ordained to do those works for God who will have a greater impact on those being served. You may have helped thousands but they are ordained to help millions. The 990,000 people who were never reached are on your hands. I cannot tell you enough times how important it is to stay out of God’s way and let Him put you in place with your ten rather than someone else’s thousands. This is something we all need to learn over and over again because we are keeping Jesus from those who need Him most. I walked where Jesus walked but that was unintended ground for me to perform my works. Those works were intended for Him alone so they could have the most impact on the plans the Father has for all of us. Stay off of the ground unintended for you so you can cover ground intended specifically for you! The impact you will have can be had by no one else but you!
The Intended Ground
As I walked where Jesus walked (except on the Sea of Galilee for surely I would have sunk like a millstone for lack of faith) I was struck by how each one of His intended steps effected Israel and the world. When Jesus knocks me off my pedestal He is effectively knocking me onto His so I will have an impact on those I am ordained to affect. Consider the work of God; for who can be successful at doing the works meant for them. We will be successful doing the works God has ordained for us even though we do not see it right away. Consider this: When we walk down a path created for us we cause great amounts of joy for those we serve and for ourselves. What ever we do will lead them to Jesus which is the plan of the Father. The world was created for Jesus and all of it’s splendor is also for Him. Walking down the path He has created for us we walk right into His arms and those whom we serve will walk right into His arms as well. We have lead them into His arms and they will in turn lead others into His arms and the 990,000 missed souls will find their place in His arms. Our reward will be the knowledge those have found their place and all the ones we have personally lead into His arms are in place too. Can you now see how important it is to get out of God’s way and let Him place you where you will have the greatest impact for your success is already His success. The impact you will have can be had by no one else but you!
He Allows us to Walk Where He Walks
He continues to remind us of our ordination until we are single minded about it! I don’t know why God allows some to walk someone else’s walk while others He straightens out right away but I do know this – no matter where we walk He has already been there and done that! He knows how our walk will impact others! The ground we walk on is His ground. His plan for this world is already done we are walking toward fulfillment of THE plan which we already know from the Book of Revelation. None of His Words come back to Him empty so walking in His plan is not for Him it is for us. What we need to consider is how much of the works of God we want to be involved in. We can be involved in all of His plans for us or we can be involved in some of them or none of them. The choice is ours. Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked? (Ecclesiastes 7:13) Become who He has ordained you to be so you stay off ground intended for someone else and you get onto ground intended for you for His sake and the sake of the souls you will impact! Consider the work of Elohim; for who can be YOU better than YOU?
