“You Don’t Have to be Famous to be Faithful”

 

BIBLE READING: Exodus 35-37


            Today we read again about Bezalel and Oholiab. They are two of the most famous names in the whole Bible. Right? Of course not. Were they priests? Or prophets? Or Apostles? No, they were two guys who worked with their hands. Yet Bezalel is the first person in Scripture to be described as “filled with the Spirit of God.” God says in Exodus 31:3, “See I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills”

The Bible says he had all kinds of skills; to make artistic designs in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and engage in all kinds of crafts. “The Lord has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge, and with all kinds of skills.”

Seeing all our gifts, abilities and skills, as being from God, is the solution for pride because we won’t give ourselves the credit and the solution for despair because we can know that God has not withheld from us anything that we need.

We should sit down and solemnly and honestly list all our gifts, skills and abilities, no matter how small… and say, “thank you,” “thank you,”, “thank you.” to God.

The other thing we notice about Bezalel and Oholiab is that they respond to direction from God. It’s God who did the choosing and the directing. In Exodus 36:1 and 31:2 God says, “I have chosen.” God does the choosing and they did the obeying.

It seems to me that God is always calling us to do something or grow in some area or respond in some way that we need to discover. Some of us know exactly what God is asking us to do and we’re just not being obedient. God spoke through Moses pretty clearly; But they could have said no.

What is your “yes”? What is your, “Here I am Lord, Send me!” What will it take for you to recognize the gifts that God has given you and use them for him?                                                      -Jon Dyer

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday - October 4, 2016

Woodlawn Family Bible Study TUESDAY BIBLE READING:    Genesis 32:22-32 Do you want to be blessed? That sounds like a rhetorical question, doesn’t it? Who doesn’t want to be blessed? I guess it really depends on your definition of “blessed.” Many people desire blessings that will make them wealthy or, perhaps, material goods. However, being blessed is not limited to those physical things. In fact, sometimes we can be blessed in the most unusual ways. For instance, in Genesis 32:26, we find Jacob wrestling with what we often call an angel. Within the story, Jacob is overtaking the angel and holding him down; refusing to let go until the angel gives him a blessing. The angel obliges Jacob, but not in the way he might have imagined. The angel changed his name from “Jacob” to “Israel,” but he also did something else. He put Jacob’s hip joint out of socket, causing him much pain and difficulty walking. In part, his blessing had to do with him walking with a limp. How is tha...
Read more

Resolutions: Draw closer to God through study of His word

BIBLE READING: John 14.7 Spend time alone with God’s Word.  Besides the spiritual growth we will gain from study, we will also come to know Him better.  Reading His word brings us in touch with Him.  Jesus tells us in John 14:7 – “If you had known Me, you would have known my Father also.”   Just studying the life of Jesus will help us to know God better.   In seeking God’s help, we can draw closer to Him through prayer, meditation, nature, and study.   “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.” Psalm 1:2  I Tim.4:13,15 - “Give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine… meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them.”   Regardless of our circumstances we can rely on God’s unchanging character.  God is good. God loves me. God is with me. God knows my problems. God cares. Romans 8:31(b) tells us, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Make a resolution to slo...
Read more

“Examples”

BIBLE READING: Mark 13- Luke 1 DISCUSSION                                                                                   This past week we have read of some great examples in the bible.   We read in Mark 13 about us being ready and being prepared for when Jesus returns.   We need to all stay awake!   In Mark 14 we read of one action having such an impact.   How this woman gave her very best to Jesus because of her love for Him.   In Mark 15 we read of Pontius Pilate and his desire to keep his power.   He loved his power and did not want to give it up even if that meant sending an inno...
Read more