The Whosoevers

I greet you in Jesus' precious name. It is Thursday morning, the 6th of July, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in Romans 8:11: 

"But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." 

And then, Colossians 1:27: 

"…Christ in you, the hope of glory."  

Oh, that is wonderful news for us today, isn't it? It is not about us. It is all about Him who dwells within us. You see, your biggest enemy and my biggest enemy is not the devil. No, no, no - he is a defeated foe. His neck was broken on the Cross of Calvary. When Jesus said, "It is finished," He meant it. The only thing the devil can do is tell lies. He is the deceiver of the brethren and the father of all lies. Our biggest enemy is ourselves, that's right. The devil tells you things like, "You're not good enough", "You will never make it", or "That's too hard for me", and if you believe those lies from the devil, he will neutralise you, and you will be powerless. But Paul said in Galatians 2:20: 

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

When we put our total trust in the Saviour of the world, then we can make it, we can do it, and there is nothing too hard for us. William Carey was an English cobbler. He wasn't even a shoemaker. When someone was mocking him one day and said, "You are just a shoemaker." And he said, "No, I can't make shoes, I can only repair them." He took the Gospel to India, translated the Bible into some of the most difficult languages on earth, into Hindustani, Sanskrit and many other languages, and his favourite saying was, "Expect great things from God and attempt great things for God."  

The Lord is looking for willing and obedient souls. As a new Christian, I always used to say, "Lord, why don't You use famous people? Why don't You use influential people to do your work?" I felt the Lord saying, "Because they are so busy with themselves, there is no room in their lives for Me." That's why God uses the whosoever's. Dwight Lyman Moody, a shoe salesman took the Gospel all over the world and became one of the greatest evangelists ever. One English lady said to him once, "Your English is atrocious!" So he said, "Well ma'am, I am using what I have got for Jesus. What are you doing with your English words?"

Jesus bless you and have a lovely day.
Goodbye.