“Your wife
Elizabeth will bear you a son…for he will be great in the sight of the Lord…and
he will go on before…to make ready a people prepared for the Lord” Luke
1:13-17.
“You will be with child and give birth…He will be called the Son of the
Most High…his kingdom will never end” Luke 1:31-33.
I take great comfort in the truth that God orchestrates
every detail of our lives, and we all have a perfectly timed purpose in this big
world. God bound these sweet women
together forever through two births…two hearts…one purpose. Their joined lives created the ministry for
which all people would be reconciled back to God. Their part was to be faithful in the day to
day protecting the lives of those boys who would be called to lead the way. This great plan of God wasn't realized in a
one-time event, but played out in the everyday play of two little boys. Think of the number of people God had to
prepare in advance to complete His mission.
He had to place a spirit of courage in their call in the hearts of the
women. He had to place a sense of
provision in the hearts of the fathers.
He had to place a sense of His calling in the hearts of the boys. He had to place a desire to repent in the
hearts of all of His people who would come to the waters. It took 30 years for all of this to fall into
place…God working…the women living out the mundane of everyday life…the boys
playing in the dirt and running through the streets…the people who were longing
for something more than the sin for which they had found themselves. All of these details had to reach a common
crescendo, a perfected orchestrated time in history to complete this
ministry.
There is nothing sweeter than serving alongside another
in a ministry. I have been fortunate to
have been placed by God in the path of a wonderful woman who has given
everything for her calling. It is
through this ministry that God has called both of us, but at very different
times. Just as Elizabeth and Mary were
bound by God’s calling we have also been bound by ministry. She has walked out her calling in the day to
day, and I am walking out mine. God is
working in both the details and the hearts of those we will meet along the
way. Just as Elizabeth and Mary could
not see beyond their tomorrow, we also are bound to our sights on today. But, that is faith…knowing you are where
you are supposed to be and trusting God for your
tomorrows.
If you find yourself in a season where you really don’t
see where your feet are taking you, be encouraged that plans are being made and
hearts are being aligned with God’s plan for you. As you sit idle He is working. As you are sleeping He is designing. As you are wondering He is all-knowing. Ministries and callings are being created
right under our noses, but thankfully God only shows us what we can handle.
Think about it…one of the most critical and significant
works of God was played out in the mundane day to day lives of two little
cousins.
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