How Did You Do That?

Chap. 5
Standout:
"We are not primarily called to do something or go somewhere;
we are called to Someone. We are not called first to special work but to God. The key to answering the call is to be devoted to no one and to nothing above God himself."

Someone commented that the author sounds a lot like Oswald Chambers. He does. In fact, he quotes Chambers in the next sentence. And if you read "My Utmost for His Highest", today's entry echoes these thoughts.

The Scripture Focus for this chapter is Exodus 35:30-36:2. Bezalel and Oholiab were craftsmen called to do the designs for the sanctuary. They were called by God to do this because he had made them to do this. The beautiful designs in their heads and the skill of their hands were put there by God.

I am always in wonder when I see drawings, paintings by people who didn't "learn" how to do that. It just comes out from them. We may call it their talent or gift, but maybe it is the expression of what God has made them. It really doesn't come from them, but from the Creator who created them and breathed it into them. And when they exhale, that's what comes out.

And not just art or music, but words of comfort, deeds of mercy, undefinable acts of wisdom. What we do is not a career choice, but an expression by Him, to Him and for Him through our lives.