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God has called each of us into His kingdom, which means we are a part of His church universal, which means we have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to use the tools and gifts that He’s given us to partner with Him. But let me shift your thinking: I want you to consider that YOU are His TOOL to further the work of His church.

In Acts 9:15 the Lord tells Ananias to go to Paul who had been blinded on the road to Damascus, and Ananias was protesting because of everything he heard about Paul. But the Lord said, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.

In 2 Tim 2:21 Paul is writing to Timothy describing the characteristics of a soldier of Christ, and one of them was being sanctified. He says, “In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. 21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.”

There is a song that has been sung in churches over the ages that has the refrain, “Lord, let me be your instrument of peace.” Are you getting the picture that YOU are His TOOL?

As we learned today, He can equip us with everything needed to partner with Him, but we are also responsible for having the right mindset of WILLINGNESS. Are your HEARTS MOVED to serve him wholeheartedly in whatever He calls you to do?