"APPOINTMENTS MADE BY GOD" If we were to multiply that by the MANY in the Body of Christ, what a change that would make in the world we live in! Thank you, Jesus. Jim (BibleFood@aol.com)
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD
and he delighteth in his way. - Psalm 37:23
By "Appointments made by God" I mean the situations that God places us in for our benefit and/or the benefit of others.
Remember, Jesus at the well ministering to a woman who had been married many times
Another good example of a "Appointment made by God" is Philip joining the chariot of the Ethiopian eunuch who just happened to be reading Isaiah and didn't understand it. And EXACTLY at that moment Philip shows up by the LORD's leading and explains it to him (see Acts 8:26-39).
I know a minister who always seems to be running into "Appointments made by God" - because he is expectant and available. Personally, I know that when I'm expecting and available God uses me, and it seems like I have many more "Appointments made by God."
What I want to deal with in this devotion on "Appointments made by God" is that there are many opportunities that are set up by God for us to minister in some way to others.
BUT sometimes we are not willing, or we are not paying attention, or we are not looking and expecting these opportunities - these "Appointments made by God."
I want to encourage you in your everyday life to ask God to help you to not miss His "Appointments made by God." Ask God to use you. Tell God you are AVAILABLE to be used for "Appointments made by God", and I PROMISE you that as you seek His face with a pure heart, and as you ask Him to use you, He will give you "Appointments made by God". What a blessing it is when you see God line you up with people.
No matter what I'm doing or where I go, I ask God to use me with the people I meet everyday, to make them "Appointments made by God".
May this devotion encourage you that God has "Appointments made by God" for all of us if we would just believe Him and be willing, ready vessels.
The Bible says in 2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season." Also, it says in I Peter 3:15 "...be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you." This is what we should be doing. We should always be ready; we should always be looking for opportunities and if you are a vessel like that, God will use you.
As I said previously, I know a minister who constantly has stories to tell about God using him. He is not bragging on himself, he is just sharing. It is because he is available, and he is expecting God to use him.
I believe this is a great lesson for all of us. If we all start looking for those "Appointments made by God".
If we all start being AVAILABLE to be used of the LORD, we would see things happen that we would have never expect to see happen previously.