Have you ever been guilty of making comparisons? You know the kind I’m talking about – this is better because of its qualities or this is inferior because of its size. It’s one thing when comparisons are made about products but something completely different when they are made about people.
I heard the strangest conversation the other day in my laundry room. There they were, the two of them talking. The conversation went something like this.
“You’ll never be as bright as I am. I get selected for all the BIG jobs. You’re just a little dim wit.”
“Oh yes, I see that you are the biggest and the brightest but I’m the one they want in the middle of the night to keep them from stumbling.”
In case you haven’t guessed, that was the imaginary conversation I heard between the 100w and the 4w light bulbs. Silly I know, but sitting there in a box in my laundry room neither one of them was doing any good because they weren’t connected to the socket.
“We do not compare ourselves with those who think they are good. They compare themselves with themselves. They decide what they think is good or bad and compare themselves with those ideas. They are foolish. 13 But we will not talk with pride more than God allows us to. We will follow the plan of the work He has given us to do and you are a part of that work.” II Corinthians 10:12-14 NLV
God has a purpose and a plan for each of our lives and every purpose is important because it was specifically designed by Almighty God. There are no insignificant or unnecessary members in the kingdom of God.
How often are we like those two bulbs? Proclaiming how big and how great we are but we are of no use until we make contact with the source of all Power.
“‘The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.’ Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ. 7 We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored. The real power comes from God and not from us. 8 We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up. 9 In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again.” II Corinthians 4:6-9 CEV
Our job is a simple one – stayed connected to our source of power, Jesus Christ. Don’t give up, don’t give in. There is no power shortage when we are in Christ Jesus!