You Are Worthy

I used to sing “Revelation Song” in worship service thinking “yes God, you are worthy of my worship.”  Just before leaving for Africa we sang this song and I started thinking “yes God, you are worthy of my everything.”

Can you think back to a time in your life, maybe it’s right now, when it seemed that everything you had planned in life was changing?  With difficult changes come feelings of helplessness, grief, frustration, and sometimes anger. When we are thrust from our daily routine into dealing with the stresses and struggles of life we find ourselves in free fall grasping for a state of normalcy.  Thankfully, we have One to cling to. We have One to catch us and sustain us. We have One that is worthy of us enduring the tribulations of life.

Revelation chapter 4 and 5 states “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come…. You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being…. You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth…. Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

Whatever your struggle might be, remember that you are God’s missionary.  You live every day to be a witness for Him.  So when you are facing great difficulty remember that the Lord is worthy of your endurance.  He is worthy of our best despite the stress we wade through. 

Some of my most trying times have also been my most triumphant.  Today I celebrated a small victory as Joel and I traveled for the first time without Dan or Patty to the Kajulu moringa growers group.  The growers had a large crop for us, and were in great spirits.  It was a big pay day for them, and helpful for us to process increasing moringa orders.  My struggle with traveling turned into a small win today.

The Lord is the only one that knows completely what we’re going through. He sacrificed everything and triumphed over the greatest struggle of them all – saving man.  Yes, the Lord is worthy of my everything.  Not because I can repay Him, but because God is God.