( 1 Corinthians 3:9 )
Working together for God. One of the first lessons I learned early in my
ministry is that there is no person, NO PERSON who can do God's work alone.
Not only can no person do God's work alone, God never intended for us to
even
try. God has given each of us unique and special gifts for which to serve
Him. Some people are more gifted than others, but there is no one that has
all of God's gifts. Some of the most successful sports teams in history
have
been teams where there were no real superstars, but teams where everyone did
their job and played their role. In a movie, there may be some actors that
are more prominent than others, but it takes the entire cast to make the
movie successful. More than that, it takes the behind-the-scenes people,
such
as make-up artists, set designers, writers, producers, technical people all
working together to make a successful movie. The point I want you to
understand is that God's people must work together for significant things to
happen in the lives of people.
As an evangelist, it is always a wonderful moment when someone comes to the
alter at the time of invitation to accept Christ as their Savior. After one
service early in my ministry, there were hundreds who made that commitment
and afterwards I was feeling a sense of personal pride for the souls that
had
just been won for Christ. Well, the Holy Spirit got hold of me real quick
and we had a little meeting. Not quite a woodshed meeting, but close. God
showed me clearly that when a person makes that commitment, the evangelist,
the one who gives the invitation, is just the last piece of the puzzle. Over
the years, many people had prayed for that person. Seeds were planted in
many cases over a lifetime by family, friends, Christian media, street
preachers, books, articles, and just a variety of ways that God shows
himself
to this unbelieving world. We often never see the fruits of our prayers or
work for God, but our obedience is used as building blocks in the lives of
people, that at the right time, at that right moment, are realized as the
Holy Spirit brings it all together in a person's heart and they make the
most
important decision we can make in this life...by the grace of God and
through
faith, accept Christ as our Savior.
This ties in with what I am talking about today. We must all work together.
We must be faithful to use the gifts God has blessed us with to further His
Kingdom. We must use the strengths and gifts of others to see the fruit of
our work for God. Here at Liveprayer, we are touching tens of thousands of
lives every single day. It takes the talents of our men and women who are
on
our live video feed 24 hours a day praying for people's needs, giving them
hope when they are hurting. It takes our prayer warriors who faithfully
pray
for this ministry every day as we are going right into the front door of the
enemies headquarters on the Internet and taking it back for God. It takes
the gifts of our technical people to keep the website, the live video, the
mailing of our daily devotional, all of those functions operational 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. It takes the Godly wisdom of our ministry team that
responds in a personal way to the several thousand special prayer requests
we
get daily via email. It takes the resources of those who God has blessed to
support this work and keep it growing. I never forget for a second that God
has brought together many, many talented and wonderful people to make this
ministry work each and every day to be a beacon of light and hope to people
worldwide. I am in awe sometimes when I think about the fact that 4 months
ago this did not even exist, and how God has raised up Liveprayer in such a
short period of time to touch so many lives daily.
My prayer for you is that you never forget that it takes all of us working
together to make things work in the Kingdom of God. I pray that you will use
your talents each and every day to help further His work at home, school,
work, in your church, community, and all the places God has placed you. When
God's people work together, there are no limits to what can be accomplished
in His name and for His glory!
