Pastor Rachel Hanna shared at Empower Christian Church on Sunday 31 October 2010.
Junk mail can actually be a welcome addition to our letterboxes! Despite a lot of people thinking it's annoying, it's actually a lot of fun for some of us - reading of bargains coming up, comparing sales.
Shopping online can be exciting, too! You plan for something, purchase it and wait for the delivery driver to arrive.
That wait for delivery is particularly cool. We keenly wait for the driver to visit, knowing our parcel is ours alone.
What about the deliverer? Luke 4:18-19 tells us Jesus was the ultimate deliverer and we're called to follow in His footsteps. If Jesus did it, then why can't we expect to do likewise - delivering something of value to those in need.
Characteristics of a deliverer are worth looking at:
God can do amazing things through you. Moses used the staff in his hand, and God did something incredible, delivering the people in need.
Be God's deliverer. You are qualified, in His hands.
Miracles will happen. Lives will change. In God's hands, anything is possible.
Most importantly, there are people now waiting for your delivery. You've got the words they need, the delivery they are waiting for.
Junk mail can actually be a welcome addition to our letterboxes! Despite a lot of people thinking it's annoying, it's actually a lot of fun for some of us - reading of bargains coming up, comparing sales.
Shopping online can be exciting, too! You plan for something, purchase it and wait for the delivery driver to arrive.
That wait for delivery is particularly cool. We keenly wait for the driver to visit, knowing our parcel is ours alone.
What about the deliverer? Luke 4:18-19 tells us Jesus was the ultimate deliverer and we're called to follow in His footsteps. If Jesus did it, then why can't we expect to do likewise - delivering something of value to those in need.
Characteristics of a deliverer are worth looking at:
- God will make a way for a deliverer. For example, Moses was used by God as a deliverer for a desperate people. See Exodus 2:1-9 and note how Moses should have died as a baby. Circumstances would not prevent Moses from being the chosen deliverer for God's people. You, like Moses, are called to bring freedom to others. We have a purposeful life. God won't let the past hold you back. Freedom is coming to those you come into contact with!
- The enemy will try to stop a deliverer. Our enemy wants to frustrate and limit us. The enemy knows our potential and that we have a destiny. What matters is that God has won our victory. God has defeated everything thrown at us.
- God will reveal Himself to a deliverer. Moses spent 40 years training to be a leader, a prince. The next 40 years comprised shepherd training. Really, God is the ultimate recycler! He never wastes anything. God planned for Moses' life, training, and tying together of circumstances and path that fashioned his preparation for being a deliverer. See Exodus 3.
- God will work supernaturally through a deliverer. He will work with what's in your hands. He has prepared you for what you need. Whatever your calling is, you will be equipped.
God can do amazing things through you. Moses used the staff in his hand, and God did something incredible, delivering the people in need.
Be God's deliverer. You are qualified, in His hands.
Miracles will happen. Lives will change. In God's hands, anything is possible.
Most importantly, there are people now waiting for your delivery. You've got the words they need, the delivery they are waiting for.
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