Leaders of Today

Tuesday, June 8

Leaders of Today

For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:13

All too often we respond to God’s commands in a hopeless way. Seeing the task as too much, we might say something like: “It’s too hard for me. Why me? I’m not good enough. This can’t possibly be done by me.” We may even decide not to try. Or like Gideon begin to list excuses or like Moses explain to God our flaws. But when God gives a command we would do well to remember two things – when we can’t, God can.

First off, it is important we know He’ll never ask us to do anything He wouldn’t do Himself. When God asks us to serve, He already sent His Son Jesus to stoop lower than we ever will. When He asks us to bring a sacrifice, again consider our Savior Christ Jesus, He has already paid more than we will ever have to. When God asks us to resist temptation, we already have the perfect example of how we ought to do this (Hebrews 4:15). So you see we don’t have a God who shouts at us pointing His finger from a distance, requiring others to obey His every command. Rather we have a God who leads by example, who’s full of integrity, and who only asks things of us which His Son has already led the way in.

But this isn’t all. Being the good good Father that He is, God has also provided us the power within us to fulfill His will. As it says: ‘for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:13).

God knows very well that we’re unable to do everything He asks of us. We, too, know that all of us fail to keep His will. But there’s hope. His Spirit in us will work out that which He wants. But here’s the catch: we must yield to Him. We must give Him access into every area of our lives, and give Him complete control. And truth be told: that’s scary and sometimes difficult- but not impossible.

Today, surrender your life to God. Allow Him to govern, rule within and take full control. Do you believe God can do for you what you cannot do for yourself? Then turn it over to Him and because all things are possible with God.