DIVINE DESIGN

I was sitting at church during one of our recent Wednesday night meetings as we were all looking at the results of our spiritual gift tests, and the words to one of my favorite Steven Curtis Chapman songs kept running through my head. The particular verse says:

Never has there been, and never again, will there be another you

Fashioned by God’s hand, and perfectly planned, to be just who you are

And what He’s been creating, from the first beat of your heart

Is a living, breathing, priceless work of art

And I can see the fingerprints of God, when I look at you

God made you on purpose! And He saved you with a purpose! The Lord didn’t decide to adopt us as His son or daughter just to have us come to church on Sunday mornings, sit for an hour and a half, and then go home. What would be the point? Nope, He chose you and me to be a part of His body to do His work here on earth. And just like every fingerprint is different, every one of us is different. You are the only you that God ever made. Nobody else has the unique combination of ability, temperament, motivation, and character traits that you do – nobody! Hence, nobody is exactlythe right person to do what God chose you to do except ------- you got it -------- YOU!! God doesn’t need you or me, but He chose us and He wants us to do the thing that He made us to do in His body. Be encouraged! You’ve got something that our church needs! Pray about it, look back at your test results, and talk to one of our church leaders or their wives about where you might fit in and what you might be able to do. The Lighthouse needs you!

By Dave Thompson