Now Available

“You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, as My representative, He may give to you.”—John 15:16, Amplified

We say:

“This is broken, I need to fix this.”

“It’s not getting done and someone’s got to do it.”

“If you want a job done right, do it yourself."

God says:

“The LORD sat as King over the deluge;

The LORD still sits as King, and forever!

The LORD will give unyielding and impenetrable strength to His people;

The LORD will bless His people with peace.”

—Psalm 29:10-11 (Amplified)

Looks like “seize the day” has already been accomplished.

So now what do I do?

In the upside-down thinking of the Kingdom of God, sometimes, the most meaningful, down-in-the-dirt-and-sweaty, and powerful thing to be done is this:

Exchange ability for availability.

“… to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way [we] will lay up treasure for [ourselves] as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that [we] may take hold of the life that is truly life."—1 Timothy 6:18-19

“My availability to God’s call…is predicated on understanding that God doesn’t need any more messiahs. He sent One. The job is finished. We are not needed. I am not needed. Ah, but I’m wanted. That’s liberating, isn’t it? To not be needed but wanted?”—Jared C. Wilson, “The Imperfect Disciple” 

[Adapted from 11-2-14]