All the Inadequate Giants of God

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

At the beginning of the Book of Acts, before the Holy Spirit descended, the apostles were in prayer. They had just been told to go out and spread the Word to all nations. No doubt, they didn't feel adequate for such a monumental task. But, they spent their time in prayer as they knew they needed the power of God desperately. And God poured out His Spirit, His power, and His adequacy. You find it again and again throughout the Scriptures. All the great ones of God dealt with it. Moses thought he was too ineloquent, Isaiah thought he was too sinful, and Jeremiah thought he was too young to serve the Lord. God only chooses inadequate people to be His ministers to do great things. If you're not serving the Lord because you don't feel holy, able, spiritual, old, or young enough, it's time to put away that excuse and time to rise to your call. God's call always has an inadequacy clause - that is, the only people who are adequate to minister for God are those who are inadequate. Do great things for God. If you're not adequate - then you already are.

From Message #646 - The Power of Being Wrong