Harvest Daily 06/03/04

Harvest Daily Devotional
by Pastor Greg Laurie

June 3
Right Where You Are

"So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field with a team of oxen. . . . Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and walked away again."  (1 Kings 19:19)

What was Elisha doing when Elijah called him into the Lord's service?  Was he walking around saying, "I wonder if God ever will do anything in my life?"  No.  He was busy.  He was plowing a field.

You will find this pattern throughout Scripture.  The people God uses are people who are faithful with what He has put before them.  The people God uses in big things are people who are faithful in little things.  A lot of people of think that, one day, they would like to perhaps dedicate their lives to Christian service.  They say, "I would like to go to another country and maybe become a missionary."  That is great, but how about serving the Lord where you are right now?  Do you think that some mystical thing will happen the moment you step onto foreign soil?  Seize the opportunities around you today.

If you want to go to a foreign land where people speak a different language, I know of such a place.  The people indigenous to this region are small of stature and hard to understand.  They try your patience.  They are called kids, and the mission field is called Sunday School.

When we are busy looking for distant opportunities, we might miss the ones that are right in front of us.  Are you serving the Lord right now with what He has called you to do?  If so, be faithful in that.  Hang in there.  Do it well.  Do it as unto the Lord.  He sees you, and He will one day reward you openly.

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