Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
April 04, 2023: SOAP #4870: Judges 19-21; 2Corinthians 4

SCRIPTURE:  2Corinthians (NIV) 4:7  But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

OBSERVATION:  When one sees such wisdom and power coming out of a week vessel it can only mean one thing:  there is something mighty impressive on the inside! 

Only God can get the credit when He does through us what we obviously could not do ourselves.  He is the “Treasure” that should be seen at work in our lives.

Too much of Christianity can be explained in a person working hard to accomplish something for the Lord.  That may be commendable, but that is not what God has designed.  His desire is that His presence in our lives is the only possible explanation for what is accomplished. 

APPLICATION: God often has me in situations that require more than I can do, but never in situations that require more than He can do!  And if I want Him to be seen in me, then I must be willing to be sent into circumstances that require more than I am able to do.

I do not want these daily SOAPs to be seen as something that Leon is doing for the Lord.  I want them to be something God is doing through Leon.  The expansive growth in Asia and across Africa is proof to me that God is speaking and working through the SOAPs. 

PRAYER:   Lord, I belong to you.  Use me for your glory.  Send me to the place where you can best be seen in me.  When people give me credit for what you do through me, may I be faithful and quick to give you the glory.  Amen.

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