GOD'S SECRET SERVICE

The Bible speaks to me about how to live a life pleasing to God, to others, and to myself.  But it also reveals who God is and how He acts and I find those examples as helpful as the commandments and words.  There is a lesson in everything He does; it may be a silent lesion but it is a substantial one.

One of the lessons I love the most is who God deals with; those who are no one special, who are unknown, who are the marginal people who others think don’t count for much.  He comes to these people, interacts with them and works through them.  He is not impressed with titles, education, certifications, gender, or popularity.  God sees people differently than people see other people.  He looks beyond and sees within.  He looks beyond faults and sees potential.  He looks beyond limitations and sees abilities.

Another lesson I love is that God tends to be a backstage hand in events, not a star performer.  He works in secret as he accomplishes His work, wanting that work to simply be an expression of who He is.  He breaths more than shouts.  God is more real than famous.  His acts are may be small but they are mighty in the end.  He starts with seeds but they produce mighty results.

God is more interested in reality than regality, companionship more than celebrity, and faithfulness more than fame.  The Spirit is love; the flesh is lust.  Love is full and content.  Lust is empty and always wanting more.  When actions come from love there is contentment; when they come from lust there is always a desire for more.

I want to be on God’s Secret Service, simply being who He is creating me to be and doing what pleases Him.  I want to be content to be no one special among the other special no ones who know and love God; I want to be the expression of who I am by breathing and not shouting; I want to simply scatter seeds and know that they will grow into mighty things, without possessing them; I want to give out of the fullness of love that I have received, not needing or expecting anything in return.  I want to follow Jesus and walk with God, enjoying their companionship, learning their ways, and being content in the love we share between us.