LIVING WITH HEAVEN'S RESOURCES
06th Nov 2013
How do you react when you are under pressure? When human resources have run out, and yet people and circumstances are still demanding from you? When you know you have nothing more to give it is easy to feel resentful, misused and full of self-pity - but there is another way, demonstrated by Jesus in John chapter 2.
The early chapters of John’s gospel describe Jesus entering into the ministry years, thrust into the public domain and expected to demonstrate who He claims to be. Mary, the mother of Jesus is very aware of His divinity, having experienced all the supernatural events surrounding His birth!
At the wedding in Cana, she puts Jesus under pressure to perform, she tells Him they are running out of wine, and implicit in the message is the demand for Him to do something. See how Jesus dealt with this situation. He didn’t panic, He was honest enough to resist Mary saying, it is not my business or my time, but He also connected with His heavenly Father. He heard from heaven, knew what to do and received the resources to act.
You all know what happened next, how the people marvelled at the good wine, as they glimpsed a Heavenly Man in action.
Our human resources are always running out; people pressurise us, expect more than we have to give. We need to acknowledge our limitations, our inability, and go back to our Father and say, “What do you want me to do in this situation?” “Help me, resource me, enable me.” And He will.
Don’t be a cloud with no rain! (Jude 1:12) Don’t have a form of godliness but no power! (2 Timothy 3:5) Live today in vital contact with Him, knowing that when you can’t, He can. If you do this, then no pressure will become a reality. He has enough of “Heaven’s Resources” for you to meet the challenges that are facing today.
by Joyce Sibthorpe
