As we go through our weekly lesson, suddenly the Sunday School teacher starts talking about Billy Graham. She mentions how she came to know the LORD as her Savior when she heard one of Billy Graham's radio programs many, many years ago. She went on to say without Billy Graham, she would have never known the LORD.
Immediately, my friend, Deb, pipes up, "If God wanted you to know Him, it does not matter if Billy Graham was alive or not. If God did not use Billy Graham, He would have used someone else. Like in the Book of Esther, Mordecai tells Esther if she does not save the Jews, God will use someone else."
For many, many weeks, I have been pleading with God to stop using me. "I am tired. Just let me sleep!" But, God seems to keep growing this blog and the weekly Bible study. I feel so much pressure to continue on. As much as I would love to give up and sleep all day, this never seems to be an option. As I was reflecting back on Sunday School, I suddenly realized God does not need me. If I do not continue doing His work, He will raise someone else up to complete it. God is giving me a chance to grow in my walk with Him and to give Him glory in all that I do. I can turn away from His work at any time, but I will miss out on the possible rewards God has laid up for me. God is giving me a tremendous opportunity, despite being chronically sick, to do His work, if I choose to do so.
"For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14)
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