from mornin' devotions today

"But Adonai took me away from following the flock, ... (Amos 7:15 CJB).

"Whom have u left behind to carry out the work?" asked the angels. "A little band of men and women who love Me," replied Lord Jesus.

"But what if they should fail when the trial comes? Will all You have done be defeated?"

"Yes, if they should fail, all i have done will be defeated; but they will not fail!"

And the angels wondered as they saw the sublime confidence of love which this betokened!

MY THOUGHTS:

this conversation between Yeshua and the angels is good becuz it shows just how much faith Yeshua has in the ones he has chosen. his words, "they will not fail" r true words spoken from knowing the outcome or end of story. everyone chosen to complete something by God's design will not fail in completing it. the ones that r chosen like the 12 men called Apostles accomplished everything they were created to do. and that does include Judas Iscariot. by God's design we live and work out our own salvation. something the angels cannot do. we fail ourselves becuz we think God needs some help when things do not move according to how we think they should. but God's plan is known only to him. and when we try to "help", things can go very wrong. in these cases, God has already made the way to get back on his path so we can keep the hope we already have.

God has called me. he has hand picked me to live a different way. he has chosen me for a purpose i must discover this purpose by living each day where i am, interacting with others. he has pulled me aside for a reason. and learnin' that reason is part of the journey. he has to prepare me to accept the purpose, train me to walk in my purpose, so my purpose will have the desired effect. everything that happens to me, around me and in me will affect how i respond to me bein' called out for a purpose. it is up to me to sit down and discover the wealth of knowledge i need to understand and be able to do the work he has separated me from the flock to do.

but bein' separated from the flock does not mean i am a loner. it means that i have a purpose he needs to prepare me for so i can help guide the flock to a better relationship with Yeshua.