Do Whatever Comes to Hand

We continue our study of the Spirit-filled life and how God leads us to experience that infusion of power, that powerful visitation of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and we are seeing this through the life of King Saul.

We see the path along which God leads this man whom He wants to use. He brings him into contact with people filled with the Holy Spirit, people who know the mysteries of the Spirit, who have been in those places where God dwells in power, and He leads him to catch something of the strength exemplified by these men, prophets of God.

And we have seen how God wants to fall upon our lives with power, to fall upon our lives in a manifest, supernatural, dynamic way—not only in a quiet and peaceful way, but also with storm and with God’s dynamism. And we see that when God manifests Himself in our lives, the Lord’s gifts begin to flow supernaturally, as they did in Saul’s case.

We also see that we are changed. Our personality begins to change, and the power and qualities of the Holy Spirit begin, as it were, to manifest themselves in us. Then, with that anointing of God now dwelling within us, we are expected to make the most of every opportunity that comes our way to do the works God wants us to carry out.

And you know what? A life filled with the Holy Spirit does not have to begin with works that draw crowds or great displays of evangelism. It can begin with very small things in your church, when you serve the Lord in those little things God places in your path. I think, for example, that one of the smallest things a person can do in a church—and yet one of the most useful—is to pray for their congregation, pray for their pastors, pray for their leaders. If you cannot do anything else, you can begin by praying in the power of the Holy Spirit and believing that God will use those prayers, those intercessions, to bless your church and your leaders.

Another thing you can do is tithe and support your church with your money. That, too, is a work we can do supernaturally. We can ask the Lord to multiply the money we give for the advancement of the Lord’s work.

Many people will not initially be equipped to preach or teach a Bible class, but they can give money; they can give their tithe, which is what God expects us to give, the minimum we should give to support the Kingdom of God.

We can testify at work to what God has done in our lives. Perhaps you cannot preach a great sermon that speaks to multitudes, but you can share with a friend, with your family, what God has done in your life. We can all invite someone to come to church and believe that, as we do, God’s authority and the conviction He brings will fall upon those people we invite to seek Him. And we can share our testimony—simply what God has done in my life, the change I have experienced when I have let Christ enter my heart.

We can also begin to study the Word of God, because the Word of God has power, and when it enters our lives, activated by the power of the Holy Spirit within us, it opens up and begins to do great, transforming things.

We can also begin to pray for the sick. All around us are many people who are sick, depressed, sad, or oppressed by the enemy, and with the power of God within us, we can do God’s works and pray. We do not have to be great evangelists or great pastors. Every believer who has the Holy Spirit within him or her has God’s authority to pray.

I have seen women with little education, very humble, very ordinary women who can barely read or write, and yet they are filled with the Holy Spirit. To me they are examples of exemplary godliness that reflects the anointing and power of God, because what matters is God’s presence in us. God does not need our intellectual knowledge, our physical strength, or our appearance so much as He needs simply our submission to His Spirit, our pursuit of His power, and the humility that allows His power to manifest itself through our efforts. There are many things you can do to put the presence of the Holy Spirit to work.

If you are a believer who has received God’s anointing, then do whatever comes to hand. Do whatever you can, whether little or much. Gifts develop through use; gifts develop through obedience; they develop as we seize the opportunities God places in our path.

We do not have to go to a distant continent to preach to multitudes living in ignorance. All around us are countless opportunities God wants to place in our hands so that we may be useful servants, and all we need is willingness and watchful eyes to see that the fields are white for harvest.

If we believe that God has anointed us with His power, then we will not lack opportunities to be used mightily by Him, even with all the imperfections we have, as King Saul had his. And we will see later that when Saul experiences that visitation of God’s power, something certainly happens: an incredible ability is activated in him to unite the people and accomplish great works of deliverance for that nation in need of God’s power. God bless you, and until our next meditation.