Now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. — Acts 20:32
You will have, from time to time, those in your life who depend on you to provide what they need – physically, financially, emotionally, spiritually. While that may be okay and appropriate for a season, the time will come when you need to transfer their dependence to God, whether they are ready for it or not.
When Jesus walked this earth, He healed many people. But He also left many more people unhealed. Why? He committed them to God and to the word of His grace.
Do you have any idea of the power of God’s word? With a word God can create worlds, shatter kingdoms, rebuild the fallen, restore the heartbroken, bring peace like gentle rain. With a word, God opened up the skies and delivered bread from heaven to the Israelites for forty years. With a word God froze the heavens in their place while Joshua and his armies fought the Lord’s battles.
With a word, God will build you up, and give you what you cannot earn.
Right now I have people in my life who are looking to me to be something more than God wants me to be for them. I commit them to God; I release them. Not to abdicate my responsibilities, because I am very willing to give, to help. But I release them because God can give far more than I could ever hope to provide.
Please don’t misunderstand. When God directs us to help, we help. When God directs us to give, we give. When God directs us to lay down our lives, we lay them down.
But the moment comes when it’s no longer about us. It’s about a God who is much, much bigger than us, who can handle all the problems we mistakenly took as our own.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.