Am I holding the hammer?
Tuesday night at REvive a new sermon series called “Unstoppable” began and within it Brad used an illustration that I’ve been thinking over all day on Wednesday: being a hammer holder. As a boy, Brad got to help build a church in his home town. He wasn’t one doing any of the building…..he was a hammer holder.
The series is on the church and how God has created it to be a movement. It’s unstoppable not because of our own doing but because Christ has built the church and is driving it to its mission. No matter how small we think our duties might be, God has in that place for a reason.
Will I hold the hammer?
“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” (Matthew 16:18)
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
As I see the movement that Christ has given to the church and to me I realize that if I don’t listen to the call Acts 1:8 has on my life or when I fail to keep Christ at the center of my life I might stop the movement in my own life. God is orchestrating my life to be a witness and if I don’t become part of what God’s doing right now in my life I might miss out of being a part of the movement.
“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” (John 17:18)
God has shown me these past few months that God has placed me where I am for a reason. I would honestly say I wouldn’t have chosen what I would be doing if I had my choice. I would probably not be in St. Louis living at home, working a job in sales and leading out in areas where I don’t feel qualified or adequate.
God has placed me in the work environment where I am for a reason: to witness. God has placed me at my home for a reason: to witness. God has placed me in a position of leadership for a reason: to witness. Witnessing is when my actions, words and deeds reflect God and direct those who don’t know Christ to Him. I’m an eye witness of what Christ has done in my life. Although some of these situations might have not been what I envisioned doing, I realize how awesome God’s blessings are.
“The safest place in the world is to be in the center of God’s will.”
So am I doing my part? Am I holding my hammer?
