Are you famous? Probably not. Most of us are unknown outside of our circle of relatives, friends, and associates. Regardless of your location, God is watching you, not to spy upon you but to encourage you. He is watching, so when you are ready, He’ll use you. It may not be spectacular in the world’s eyes, but it is in His.
Two Bible individuals stand out in my thoughts. For some reason, I can’t stop thinking about them, one in a crowd, and the other all alone. The lad, a young boy, is like a middle school kid today. He went to hear the Lord teach. But there he was in the crowd. Not a troublemaker, not demanding attention, just listening and learning.
Then Andrew brought him to Jesus. He carried a lunch of bread and fish. Jesus multiplied his lunch to feed thousands.
But what if the young man wasn’t in God’s place in God’s perfect timing? When God tugs at your heart, pay attention. The Lord is about to do something. Small in the world’s eyes but eternally rewarding.
The second individual was a young widow with a child. Society paid no attention to her. No social programs, relatives, or neighbors to help. She’s gathered some sticks to fix her last meal. Let that point sink in. Her last meal. She’s not thinking of suicide, but starvation for her child and herself. Then Elijah, the prophet, by divine leadership, showed up. He asked her for part of her family’s last meal. It was not a selfish request on Elijah’s part, but a divine intervention. She complied. As a result, God supplied her family with food for the drought’s duration, three years.
These two illustrations are in the Bible because God cares about His children. Especially when times or circumstances are scary. God wants to use each member of His family. In a small way or a huge way, the choice belongs to Him. The main ingredient on our part is the willingness to trust the Lord. The Bible calls it faith. Will you permit God to use you when it doesn’t make sense?
