Hold a Net & be a Part of Changing the World

We’ve been reminding ourselves that there are no perfect people and that God has delighted Himself in using imperfect, struggling people to change the world.

I would suggest to you that the biggest barrier to God using you in a significant way is not your past; it’s not your failures; it’s not your struggles — it is your inability to believe that God can use you, such as you are, to change the world.

What makes this so hard to believe is that God’s economy of grace is so different, so counter to the culture in which we live. We don’t live in a culture of grace. We live in a culture of performance, and we know that.

The problem with living in a world that is based on our performance, is that we tend to compare. We tend to compete.We understand how this system works and we believe that it’s fair. We don’t know what to do in an economy of grace where God is free to choose anybody He wants.

God comes knocking and He calls each of us to help change the world, and we look around at others in our church and we say, “You know, there are so many people with better résumés, so many people with more talent, so many people with a better track record, so many people who aren’t miserable failures. God, You probably should choose somebody else. Really, I’m just kind of a loser.” And God says, “What difference does that make? What business is that of yours? I’m calling you. I know your history and I know your past and I know your failures and I’m calling you-not because of your résumé, not because of your great talents, but because I’m calling you. And if you love Me, get in the game. If you love Me, keep My commandments. If you love Me, hold a net and be part of changing the world.” He’s just asking us to hold a net, trusting that in His power, He’ll fill it. That’s His call; that’s His choice.

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