Be a Godsend

Hey all,

As we said earlier about our workload piling on, our productivity has also become much higher. It is a huge blessing to continue to get more direction in how to make this camp, but when we are given a direction we must move in that direction. If we don’t move in that direction, we aren’t being good stewards of our gifts and abilities that God has given us. As Oswald Chambers said in My Utmost For His Highest, “God not only expects me to do His will, but He is in me to do it.” This has meant volumes to me pressing forward in creating this camp. We already know that this is God’s will and He has chosen us four college guys to make it, knowing that we aren’t making it at all but simply being used as vessels for God’s vision for this camp.

Now understanding that Christ is in us, we have seen Him go before us in this overwhelming task of constructing this camp. It has been a blessing to see how God has sent people from the school to us: Godsends. The middle school principle, Mr. Wrosch, was the first example in our line of Godsends. He really stuck out to me, being completely sacrificial of his time in his busy schedule, making us his first priority when we had a question for him. He by no means had to be so accommodating to us; he didn’t even know us! This characteristic of seeing a need and being a solution is something I found to be very desirable in my own faith. I want to be able to drop what I am doing in my so called busy life and become someone’s solution. I want to be a solution sent by God.

I can only see this Godsend character being possible if we remain in the Spirit. He wants to use us; we just need to give up our right to ourselves to Him. Chambers says, “If you give God your right to yourself, He will make a holy experiment out of you – and His experiments always succeed.” If we just take a quick glimpse at some big names in the Bible, we will see clear evidence of God’s people giving this right to Him and being in the Spirit.

The story of Joseph had event after event seemingly not go his way. However, he remained in God’s will, with his right to himself in God’s hands. Being thrown in jail, he remained in the Spirit. Eventually, Joseph became Egypt’s Godsend. There was no way Joseph could’ve been in the position he was, and save a nation if it wasn’t for being obedient.

Moses had a fortunate start to his life where God spared his life from the wrath of Pharaoh. Eventually coming into the presence of God at the burning bush, Moses was told to give up his right to himself and bask in His presence to release His people from the bondage of slavery. Moses’ obedience became the Godsend the Hebrews have been waiting for.

David, a mere shepherd boy, became a Godsend for the Israelites when the Philistine giant, Goliath, challenged the nation. David had complete confidence, or faith, that God was in absolute control. He by no means kept his right to himself, nor did he go to the battlefield out of the Spirit of God.

Esther turned out to be the Godsend the Jews needed from evil plots of Haman. She was taken and made queen, for reasons she didn’t know. She later realized her purpose and gave up her right to herself and stepped boldly into the King’s presence, both king Xerxes and the King of kings’ presence. With bold, faithful obedience she saved her people.

Being a Godsend is something I truly yearn to be on a daily basis, especially as the four of us step into the children’s lives on daily basis. We must remain in the Spirit, having no grip on our right to ourselves, but being in Christ’s utter control to be His vessel so that He can fulfill His will within our lives.

-Chad