During my
summer holiday, a slight disaster happened. I was in the middle of
no-where and needed to fill up with diesel. Thankfully we stumbled upon a
rather random garage in the middle of no-where, with just one pump. I needed
diesel, and on the pump it said diesel. I rang the service bell and a man
appeared and filled up my vehicle. Later on that day I broke down and
called the RAC. After a bit of investigation, in turned out that the
wrong fuel (petrol) had been put in my vehicle. The petrol was now inside
the workings of my entire engine. It was the wrong fuel, and it was
achieving nothing, in fact it was causing chaos and harm! The wrong fuel
had to be removed, different parts of the engine had to be repaired, and then
the right fuel had to be put into the vehicle for it to go again!
We have all been called by God to partner in his work here on earth, of spreading the gospel and bringing in His Kingdom. We all have a part to play in this work. So, how do we do this work? We need the right type of fuel to help us, strengthen us, and empower us! The wrong type of fuel will achieve nothing and cause chaos and harm. When we start to think we can do this gospel and kingdom work in our own strength, and with our own logic and wisdom, nothing of eternal value will be achieved. Verses 3-5 tell us that we need a different kind of fuel. We need the divine power that comes from operating under the power of the Spirit of God! It is this kind of fuel that will enable us to spread the gospel and bring in His Kingdom. So let’s go to the Father daily, and say “Fill us anew with your spirit, that we might live for you and serve you in this world.” And let’s trust that by the power of His Spirit, God will do incredible things through us to bring in His Kingdom here and now! Amen!
(lay member of staff)