Only You Can Do All Things

Monday, November 15, 2021

In a particular Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown was asked if he'd like to have been Abraham Lincoln. Well now, Charlie Brown answered, I'm having a hard enough time being just plain old Charlie Brown. One believer made a similar observation and put it this way: When I die, I will not be asked, why were you not St. Paul, or some other great leader in the church? I will be asked, "Why were you not yourself?" It is written, I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me. It says, I can, not someone else. Only I can do the things God has called me to do. No one else can fulfill my calling, nor can I fulfill the calling of anyone else. God made you precious and unique and in His image. So when you try to be someone else, you become a second-rate imitation; you actually sin against God because He didn't make you to be someone else. So forget about what everyone is doing and focus on being faithful to God for your calling. Be yourself in His grace.rn

From Message #1559 - The Fearful Wonder