Part 2 of our Summer of Service began last night, this time we were joined by an equal number of adult volunteers for our annual vacation Bible school.
Our church is trying something knew this year, inviting parents to participate with their kids. And while we may not have had as many kids at vbs as we are used to having, we did get to use our talents for God's glory.
Here is a challenge. When the crowd is big it can be easy to feel like you are doing something big, but when the crowd is small it can make us wonder if all the time and effort is worthwhile. But the question isn't "How big is the crowd?", the questions is "How big is my obedience?"
Last night we taught the kiddos that all we have to do to be Zapped with God's power is follow, obey, even if we don't know how it is all going to turn out. Peter didn't know how to be a fisher of men, all he knew was that he wanted to be a part of what Jesus had planned. In our skit Petunia doesn't know how the professor is going to change the world, she just knows that she wants to be a part of that mission. Both the Pete of the Bible and the Pete of our skit put all of their energy into the mission, without knowing how it was going to turn out. In Peter's case, it would be years before his real mission started. There were years of lessons to be learned before he would see anything 'big' happening through him.
Don't let the size of the mission distract or disappoint you. God may have work to do in us before He can work through us.
Don't let the size of the mission change the size of your obedience. Be faithful in the small things, so that you will be ready to be faithful in the big ones! Remember God wants to do something with you that's bigger than just you. It's not just a catchy line we give the kids, it is an idea that can change the way we think about everything!
Our church is trying something knew this year, inviting parents to participate with their kids. And while we may not have had as many kids at vbs as we are used to having, we did get to use our talents for God's glory.
Here is a challenge. When the crowd is big it can be easy to feel like you are doing something big, but when the crowd is small it can make us wonder if all the time and effort is worthwhile. But the question isn't "How big is the crowd?", the questions is "How big is my obedience?"
Last night we taught the kiddos that all we have to do to be Zapped with God's power is follow, obey, even if we don't know how it is all going to turn out. Peter didn't know how to be a fisher of men, all he knew was that he wanted to be a part of what Jesus had planned. In our skit Petunia doesn't know how the professor is going to change the world, she just knows that she wants to be a part of that mission. Both the Pete of the Bible and the Pete of our skit put all of their energy into the mission, without knowing how it was going to turn out. In Peter's case, it would be years before his real mission started. There were years of lessons to be learned before he would see anything 'big' happening through him.
Don't let the size of the mission distract or disappoint you. God may have work to do in us before He can work through us.
Don't let the size of the mission change the size of your obedience. Be faithful in the small things, so that you will be ready to be faithful in the big ones! Remember God wants to do something with you that's bigger than just you. It's not just a catchy line we give the kids, it is an idea that can change the way we think about everything!
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