Friday, April 11, 2008

Ordinary Men - Extraordinary God!

Recently I was reading in Judges 3 where God used two ordinary men to deliver His people following their deliberate acts of disobedience. Othniel comes from good stock - he is Caleb's nephew. The Scripture says, "The Spirit of the Lord came upon him" v. 10). The longer I live the more I realize how essential it is that God's Spirit be upon me in my service to God. The one verse devoted to Othniel speaks volumes by its brevity. He just did what God said and he was victorious in delivering Israel.

The second man was Ehud. He was left-handed (like me) and God called on him to deliver Israel again. His victory was one of daring and courage. He simply killed the king who was the oppressor and then led Israel to defeat their enemies.

From the lives of these two men I draw this conclusion: God uses ordinary men to accomplish extraordinary tasks when they are wholly yielded to Him.

I know I am ordinary. It is my prayer that I will be wholly yielded to God to make myself available for extraordinary times. What is your prayer?