Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 92
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
In
today’s writing, Michael hits on something that helps anyone who truly wants
God to be recognized for having “worked” in their life. We need to ask ourselves whether we have made
some of the statements Michael points out regarding “our contribution.”
DAY 210
No Contribution
Trust in the
Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in
your own eyes. --Proverbs 3:5-7
I am finding a new freedom in the little phrase "no
contribution." We all
hate to admit that we have no contribution to give the Lord. We make excuses
and avoid that fact. "I did not pray enough before the meeting.” “I
did not study enough before the Bible study.” “I should have been there." What you are really saying is,
"Had I prayed, studied, and come, I could have contributed something.”
God is I AM, the God without
contribution. Add anything to I AM and you will not have I AM. Since God gets
all the glory, then God must do all the work. I have enjoyed saying to God before my
meetings, "I am making no contribution. Nothing! I have nothing. And with
what You give me, I will be happy." If the meetings go well and people are blessed, amen; I
did not make a contribution. If they do not go well, amen, I still did not make
a contribution. Since I have nothing, I did not make a contribution. Whatever He gives me is more than I
had. I came into the whole thing empty Whatever I get is also whatever I needed;
it was the will of God.
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Oh how we don’t like admitting “we have no contribution to give the
Lord.” It’s so “unspiritual” to us, isn’t
it? I mean, from the time we first came
to be a Christian we have been working to “obtain” some sort of spiritual status. We were told we could do all sorts of things
to be a “better” Christian, then we worked and worked to “be better.” My goodness, if I am “better,” then I should
have something to contribute to the Lord’s work! And along comes Michael, and he tells me “I
have no contribution to make”…”God is I AM, the God without contribution.”
Isn’t it a great revelation from God to realize He doesn’t need my
contribution, He doesn’t (in essence) want my contribution, and actually, He
does get ALL THE GLORY when He does ALL THE WORK, and I make no
contribution. Oh, wait a minute…that presents
another problem for me: I have to trust He will show up and DO SOMETHING, in
fact, DO IT ALL. Well, amen. Can we learn what Michael has shared: “I am
making no contribution. Nothing. I have nothing. And (LORD) with what You give me, I will be
happy…(AND) Whatever He gives me is more than I had. I came into the whole thing empty. Whatever I get is also whatever I needed; it
was the will of God.” Hallelujah!
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