Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Useful For the Big Jobs - #8289

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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My friend Rick was driving to work one morning, praying that God would show him and his wife how He wanted to use them. He’s in the building trades and God answered his prayer by placing in his mind the image of a crescent wrench. Now, a crescent wrench is designed to be multi-purpose; you can adjust it for the job that needs to be done, and it has tough gripper jaws that dig in. And God was actually telling my friends that He would use them if they were like that wrench–adjustable, adaptable, but digging in wherever He puts them. It might be something in that wrench for you and me.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and you know, rigid people have a hard time doing what Jesus calls us to do, “Follow Me.” Because you’ve got to turn when the man you’re following takes a turn; you’ve got to slow down when he slows down; you’ve got to go faster when he goes faster. Jesus put it this way: “Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will also be” (John 12:26 ). That means keeping your eyes on Jesus, responding to those Spirit-promptings throughout your day. Or, well, you may find yourself going full speed where He was going, but not where He’s going now.

So you’ve got to be adjustable and digging in wherever He leads you. In the Bible’s words, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” (Colossians 3:23 ). God’s looking for people He can use for big jobs for Him; people who give everything they do everything they’ve got.

It’s all about making a greater difference with the rest of your life. And that’s the theme of our website, and I hope you’ll go there for some really practical encouragement. It’s ALifeThatMatters.org.

This radio program references: John 12:26 ; Colossians 3:23