We are walking in today: Do What You Can Do!
Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. He told us on yesterday how to, then today He comes to tell us to do what we can do. Have you ever had a verse that you read in the Bible and you have read past it many times? Then suddenly it jumps out at you? Mark 14:6-8 6) And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7) For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8) She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. So unless, I am missing the point, it would appear that the Prince of Peace, the Creator of all that is, the King of kings says that even if it doesn't amount to much in our eyes, it is our sincerity--do what you can do! It is a good work for Him. Boy that changes everything doesn't it?! Do what you can do! How easy it would have been for the woman to pass up the opportunity, not wanting to make a spectacle of herself or rationalizing who am I? I'm nobody, I have little, this is Jesus, there is nothing that I can do that will matter. How often do we hear or use similar excuses out of fear, complacency or avoidance? I don't have enough time to be effective in ministry. Do what you can do! I don't make much money, my giving won't matter--do what you can do! I can't sing or speak perfectly, I'm not a very good teacher--do what you can do! I'm nobody, what difference can I ever really make? Do what you can do! I'm young, no one cares about what I think or what I can contribute. Do what you can do! I'm tired and have already done my share, my time has passed--do what you can do! I'm scared, do what you can do! I'm uncertain, do what you can do! I'm unsure of God's will, but in the meantime, sister do what you can do. I don't know much about the Bible or my faith--while you are learning, do what yo can do! I have no clue how to tell others about Christ, while you are being trained in discipleship, do what you can do. My life is a wreck, how can I matter in God's kingdom? Do what you can do. As Gideon and Paul both state their low rank--Judges 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Fiveamprayer, God is calling us to do what we can do! He is not calling us to so that we can't do. If it was not possible He would not be asking of you to do that thing that is on the inside of you! Look at Gideon fighting a battle with 300 men and Paul who was formerly Saul who says that he is less than all of the saints! Regardless of how they felt about themselves, they were obedient to God's instruction and did that they could do. We are gonna be like Nike today and just do it, in the name of Jesus! How proficient we are with excuses, sorry I mean reasons about not doing something for God or with our faith. What small dreams or expectations we have in the kingdom because of the perceived things we can not do. Jesus gave us the answer to that--do what you can do! Remind yourself of what God has already declared true about you--remind yourself of what Jesus has already accomplished for you, by dying on the cross, taking your place. Remind yourself about what God has already given you and is now at your disposal, the marvel at what you can do! We walked in fact yesterday--facts like, you are blessed with every spiritual blessing--Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. God has given us everything we need and more! He has left, nothing unfinished, unprepared or unsettled. He has taken care of every aspect of this life and the one to come! Fact--you were chosen by God before the foundation of the Earth, Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. Think of that, fiveamprayer! God chose us before the creation of the world, before it was ever made! He doesn't explain the reality of that to us in full, but it leaves us awestruck, at the thought of it. Fact--you are holy and blameless before God because of Christ (Ephesians 1:4). God sees us as He sees Christ. Your sin was removed and placed on Christ. And then Christ's holiness has been accounted to us. Fact--you are predesignated to be adopted by God. Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. God has already decided that you were going to be one of His children, He predetermined this for His own good pleasure that you would be in His family. Fact--you were redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, it is Christ that bought us back from the slave trader of sin. He paid the purchase price for you and for me! Thank You Lord! We now belong to Him. Fact--your sins are forgiven. When God sees you on the day of judgement, you will have no sins that need to be paid for. Fact--you have obtained an inheritance from God, Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. As a child of God, you will receive an inheritance from God. We so easily get excited by an inheritance from a earthly family member. How much more exciting is an eternal inheritance?! Fact--you are sealed with the garment of salvation, by the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14 13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. You are sealed with the guarantee of salvation, from none other than God Himself and the person of the Holy Spirit. Could you ask for a better guarantee?! Fact--you spiritual eyes have been opened to God's truth, Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. The truth of God that was once nonsense to you is now a heavenly treasure! You spiritual eyes are opened, and God can now illuminate your heart concerning eternal truths. Now you are gonna have some work to do on this weekend mediation. Get into the book of Ephesians, so you can get these facts. Fact--Christ is your head and you are a part of His body which He fills all in all, Ephesians 1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Christ is now the head of a body that belongs to you. You are a part of His body, you have a purpose, function and responsibility in life now. He will fill you, all in all. In order to be successful in your heavenly assignment. Fact--you were dead in sin but now are alive in Christ. Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. You were dead in sin--dead, dead dead. You were hopelessly enslaved in eternal separation from God. Now we are alive in Christ. You are alive and your destiny is now an eternity with Jesus! Fact--you are seated in heavenly places with Jesus. Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You now share Christ's exaltation and preexistence above all the glory. You are spiritually seated with Christ, already having had the blessings of salvation bestowed on you. Fact--you are a product of God's personal work. Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Like your salvation, your sanctification and good works are predetermined and orchestrated by a loving God who has planned them specifically for you alone. Fact--you are a new person--at peace with God and reconciled to Him, Ephesians 2:15-16 15) Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16) And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. You are no longer at war against God. God has no debt to collect from you--you have been reconciled and returned to His presence as a new person. Fact--you now have direct access to the throne room of the King of the universe! Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. You may now directly approach God because He sees you, as He sees Christ. You now have access to the very throne room of heaven! Fact--you are no longer a stranger, but a citizen of heaven and a member of God's household! Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God. You are not a foreigner, no longer a stranger to God! You are now one of His children, adopted into His family, welcome to His home! Fact--you are a part of the holy dwelling of God. Ephesians 2:21-22 21) In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22) In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. You are now a part of the body of Christ, who's parts make up the temple that God in the Spirit dwells in. So remind yourself of all these things, and to what you can do! Jesus will be just as pleased with you as He is with the woman who anointed Him for His death, on our behalf. Do whatever you can do--just do it and the Lord of life will say, you have done a good work for Me. Well done my good and faithful servant! Enter into the kingdom of the Lord!
So now that you know how to--just do it! No more excuses, or reasons why! Just do it! Do what you can do! It takes everybody to make a impact for the kingdom! Look to see the what you can do! God is not calling you to do things that you can not do, He calls you to do what you can do! Then He strengthens you to do so! Thank You God! Let us get on the wall, together building it up together, like they did in, Nehemiah 4:6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. Isaiah 41:7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. Fiveamprayer we all have a part that we can do, a part that is for us to do! One can chase 1,000 but two can chase 10,000! We are no longer stuck, we learned how to do a good work on yesterday for the Lord. If He is calling you, walk it out, the Holy Spirit will guide you. We will all have to fight! We are in the army of the Lord! We must get together and get busy about our Father's business! John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. Be must get together on one accord! We learned last week that we must all push in the same direction with like purposes! What purpose is that? That none be lost, that we are doing all things for His glory, not for self. We are being called into action due to so many of us being inactive! When do you get up and get in motion? Right now is the time! Do what you can do! No matter how small it seems to us, the harvest is plenty but the labors are few. Sure there are other people who can do something else, God is calling for you to do, that which you can do! No more comparisons, excuses, reasons or explanations needed or wanted. God knows what He put on the inside of you, and that is what He is looking to see in motion, in the building up of the kingdom! No matter how small it seems, it is what God is calling you to do, how wonderful that He would ask us to move and line up with Him! That we could be used to bring Him glory! Thank You Lord for choosing us! Hallelujah! Do what yo can do, testify and tell others about Christ. Get up and do what you can do. What a weekend meditation! What is that, you just sitting there in your church, and only the same person is helping out?! We all have something that God has given us to do. Pastors need help too! Just do it! Fight the devil, put on the whole armor or God! Ask God what would You have me to do? Tell Him that, "my confidence is You!" Get up and move, it is through Christ, we can do all things! It is getting late when no man can work. This is about winning souls to Christ--not about numbers! Give your testimony, do what you can do! Just do it! God has been waiting for you to get into position. No more excuses, reasons, or delays. You are to do what you can do. Just get up and do it! The blessing is in your doing what you can do. Will you be obedient? We know that obedience is better than sacrifice. Stop sitting down on God, this is about kingdom business! We must be diligent seekers of His word and workers of what He has given us to do! Those that seek Him find Him. Those that are doing what God has called you to do, will be blessed. God is showing up like never before! He is leading and guiding us into all truth. Do what you can do. Don't look around, it is time to get into motion, do what you can do! Let it be done all to the glory of God! He has given us a new mindset, whatever You have for us Lord, we will do it! We lift up prayer requests, have them rest in the knowledge that You will answer their prayers! We come to repent for our excuses and reasons why we are not in motion. Thank You Lord for forgiving us and casting our sins into the sea--that we are forgiven with no condemnation. Thank You Lord to teaching us that we must forgive, to also be forgiven by You. Thank You for waking us up with brand new mercies everyday in You!
We seal this prayer in His precious blood, by His Spirit: I will just do it!
Welcome to the overflow...
Lord, not our will, Thy will be done! What would You have us to do?! God is calling us, many are called but few are chosen. You better answer the call! What a mighty God we serve! He showed us how to remain unstuck! How to and to do what we can do. Visit us on facebook, it will encourage you. Take time out to read these scriptures for yourself! Walk in this one! Get in position and just do it! Have a blessed day!
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Forever Jones, He Wants It All: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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