I am travelling and writing in advance and this devotion from 10 years ago “popped” up in my head…
I loved the game “perfection” when I was a kid – oh the challenge – to get all those pieces in places before the timer was up and before the game board popped up and tossed everything everywhere – POP – fun – and frustrating – and a goal to finish that game – yeah…
God’s goal in life is not to play the game but to get a gain in devoted followers and to get them to listen and get them to click in before the end ot the time allotted for gain – (again it is no game)… Like the perfection board – we all have unique fits – we all have calling – and God knows where we all fit. Likewise, we can HELP God by being the light – by helping the people get their piece of life together – to help them turn themselves upright and be ready to fit into God’s plan – or in the example of “perfection”, ONLY GOD can move their piece into the perfect match with Him…
And God has not only WON the game – HE DESIGNED THE BOARD…
Here is my devotion from 10 years ago – so blessed that we are called to keep working the board… LIFE… I was writing this about myself – and about life in general in God’s Plan – but it’s for all of us – we are out there working WITH Him. Working the Plan – working to help is being Hands and Feet of God…
Amen
Perfection, 07Sept, 2016
Ok, so you’ve accepted Jesus, accepted you were loved by GOD to be saved thru the bloodshed of Jesus, and yes, you have even been treasured so much that you still have to question: “This was all for us? For me???”
Ok, now what??
Yeah, you aren’t on your death bed, YOU actually pray that you have energy to live out God’s plan picked for you….
Perhaps you feel that you need to accept God’s command to go make disciples?…
Yet perhaps you feel more work needs to be done to clean out every corner of your heart first?…
Perhaps God says DON’T wait….
Yes, God says sing your praises and share His Grace and HE will see you thru each storm as you arrive at it… But God ALSO asks you to work the soil in the lives of the people around you, as well as within your own life….at the same time…
God wants wholeness from society, not piecemeal pockets of salvation…. He wants perfection and HIS game is no game at all, He wants a time where we ALL accept our salvation at His appointed time.
Perfection, one of my favorite games growing up… Fit all the pieces in the spring-loaded puzzle board before that timer is up and POP!… The whole board pops out throwing all the pieces everywhere… Finish the board and the timer is stopped… Perfection for eternity…
Each piece must be fit individually into the unique spaces. Each piece is different from all the rest, some are tricky, they all must be studied (or shape memorized) for uniqueness… and they ALL must get into the board before time is up…
Each SOUL must fit individually into HIS plan. Each soul is different from all the rest, some are tricky, they all must be studied (or shape memorized) for uniqueness… and they ALL must get into the space marked by God’s plan before time is up…
And whenever that is, when time is up, are you going to have your skull and soul “safe” nestled into a space? Done and just pray the board will get finished before time is up? Or perhaps you might consider to be out ON the board, finding space for all the other pieces? Since you know your space is marked out, saved for you, and you know how to hop into it at the last minute… Well perhaps it would behoove you to work on the other pieces, to help God… Especially since time could be short or time could be long… Be busy and help God work on their souls by sharing your unique tool set to support them. Help set as many of these pieces of God’s plan upright so it’s easier for all of us to prepare for eternity… It is God who will grab them to fit them all in before time is up… Before we all pray…
Shareholders, we are ALL shareholders in HIS plan, we all have a stake… We can work for the company or wait gathering dust while we slowly turn into dust. We can find use for our lives by being out there, working to increase the return on the investment of God’s capital… We can’t finish the job unless we are working in the job…
Who wants to help God?
I DO…
DO YOU?
It’s the plan for us ALL to be in God’s plan.
I want to work the plan…
DO YOU?
Debbie Upper 