How do I impact a nation? Not all of us can be Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr., or George Washington, so how can I impact a whole nation? Think with me for moment…. I am one person. There are billions of people in this world and tons of nations . I am one person who can barely manage to find time to sleep at night.
Let them praise the Lord for His great love
and for the wonderful things He has done for them.
Let them exalt Him publicly before the congregation
and before the leaders of the nation.
Psalms 107:31-32
The answer to my question? I cannot impact a nation and show the world my God—without God.
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled,
ordinary men, they were astonished and
they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:13
In my mind, the thought of being influential to a nation can be overwhelming. Then again, doing anything dependant on my ability alone is overwhelming. But with God anything is possible!
Here’s the thing—God gives us the desires of our hearts. God has big plans. He picks people who are willing to help. Ability is nothing without being available to do the Lord’s will. Take a look at what His people can do when we are available!
So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Exodus 3:8-11
God sent Moses to free his people. You’ll read further on that Moses wasn’t confident in his ability to speak. God is awesome. God’s plans are amazing! God’s plans are big!
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God, You are awesome and Your plans are amazing. Please help me to keep my heart available to Your will and to hear Your words. Amen.
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Ahmee, I liked your statement, “Ability is nothing without being available to do the Lord’s will.”
I’m reminded of the verse, Matthew 19:26, “Jesus looked at them intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking it is impossible, but with God everything is possible.'”
I’m praying your prayer this morning too.
me, too! (echoing clella’s statement.) may we each be desirous to be available for God’s purposes <3
Thanks, Ahmee, for encouraging me to step out in faith and trust. I am in agreement with you 3 ladies!
We certainly need a Daniel or a Moses in our country. I have been praying for “the Handwriting on the Wall”