I will pour out my Spirit on all people – your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. (Joel 2:28)
The Scriptures are filled with accounts of both men and women who dreamed dreams and saw visions and brought them to life because of their faith in God. One of the best examples is Nehemiah. When he heard about the condition of the walls around Jerusalem, he began praying, thinking, planning, dreaming, and creating a vision of victory. But he did not leave it there. He acted on it in the strength of the Almighty. He obtained permission to return to Jerusalem, organized a task force, and stayed focused when facing criticism, distractions, and opposition. And in 52 days, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt to the glory of God and the good of His people.
What has the Lord laid on your heart these days? What is Jesus calling you to do to expand the cause of His Kingdom? Know this: God never gives a dream or a vision to someone without giving them every resource needed to make it come to life. God is not in the business of calling the equipped; rather, God equips the called. God will give you everything you need to do everything He is calling you to do.
If you feel unequipped or inadequate for something you know God is calling you to do, fear not! Moses felt utterly inadequate and gave God every excuse in the book to try to get out of his calling to deliver God’s people out of bondage in Egypt. When all else failed, Moses was finally reduced to pleading, “O Lord, please send someone else to do it” (Exodus 4:13). But God gave Moses everything he needed and used him to set God’s people free from the most powerful nation in the world at that time.
It’s not likely that God is calling you to confront some powerful world leader to expand the cause of His Kingdom. But He may very well be calling you to volunteer to help out in Sunday school or some other ministry at your church. Perhaps He is calling you to start a new ministry and you are feeling unequipped or inadequate. Remember, God loves taking ordinary people like you and me and equipping us to do the extraordinary for His glory and the good of others. We simply need to move from dreaming dreams to doing them, leaving the results in faith up to the One who gave us the dream.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 