In Step with Our Father

Last night I sat in on the women’s Bible study at church, and we were looking at Ephesians 3:14-21 (a passage on the depth of God’s love).  While meditating on this, God gave me a neat picture.  It was of a little child grabbing hold of her father’s legs – her feet on top of his – as he walked. 

This is a cool image for me of dependence on the Lord and His love.  Humanly it’s not very easy, or at least not convenient, to walk with a child attached to you.  This took me back to a conversation I had recently about being where the Lord is at work. 

The Lord doesn’t need us to accomplish His work in the lives of people on this earth, but He chooses to use us.  It would probably be easier to do His thing without us, but He chose us and wants us to be instruments in His work.  The God of the universe wants to use us, knowing all of our faults, weaknesses, and fears. 

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us” (2 Corinthians 4:7).  We are jars of clay with the amazing treasure of Jesus inside of us.  It is He that changes hearts and draws people to Himself, because of His amazing love.  He wants to do great things in and through us…because of His love for us. 

I want to be where the Lord is at work.  I desire to not only step in His footprints, but to take each step with Him.  This is to what we are called.