Being His Servant

It is for such times as these that we are called.

I've been blessed that past couple of days to gather with other believers in my workplace to pray for our company and for the place we are to have to minister there.
The impetus God used to get us together: We received news last week that our contract is about to be terminated. That means the work we have been doing is no longer going to receive funding. No funding = no work. Which ultimately translates to: no work = no job.

I am not worried. I am not concerned. I know my God and He is for me. (Romans 8:28)

I have been wonderfully blessed where I work. God has used it as a tool for our provision and I am very grateful for that. I would like very much to be able to stay employed by this company, and this sentiment is strongly shared among my coworkers. The company president and vice-presidents are working hard to find other jobs for each of us on other projects we have. That is a way cool thing (and somewhat uncommon in my experience).

Starting on the premise of God's word that if we don't ask, we won't receive; we are praying for God to make a way here, where there really seems to be no way (according to man's understanding). The really awesome part about this is that we know that with our God, all things are possible. We are praying for our management to have God given wisdom in what they are to pursue and how they are to pursue it. They don't have to understand where their inspiration comes from, they just need to hear it. I know God will give one or more of us the opportunity to share with them that we have prayed for them during this time and how God answered those prayers.

I don't know what tomorrow may bring, but I do know that Father God is giving us the opportunity to start something in this time of "crisis" that we should have done before. If God chooses to answer our petitions another way, all glory still belongs to Him. In this I am reminded of Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (aka Meshach, Shadrack, and Abed-nego) from the book of Daniel who answered the Babylonian king: "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. "But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."

What an awesome response! Our God is able. If He should choose not to deliver us from this in the way we ask, that doesn't make Him any less able or any less God. Well for us the same thing applies. Our God is able. However and whatever He chooses to do will be sufficient. All we can do is be faithful to fulfill our part and wait expectantly to see how our God will answer. Until then we will keep praying. My greatest desire in this is to glorify my King no matter what the outcome.

Please pray for the hearts of those around us that don't know Christ Jesus as their Lord and Saviour to be open and tender to receive the gospel of salvation.

In His Service...