Grace Notes By Sadell Bradley: WEDNESDAY'S WORD - ASSIGNMENT - 3/9/16 - Sadell Bradley

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

WEDNESDAY'S WORD - ASSIGNMENT - 3/9/16 - Sadell Bradley - New Life Covenant Cincinnati

An ASSIGNMENT is a task or piece of work appointed or designated to someone as a part of a job or a course of study. We were given homework assignments to help to track our retention of the material. Some assignments were individual. The responsibility rested solely on us. In group assignments we received a grade based on the full participation of each group member. If one person lagged in the assignment, the others suffered. Ever had an assignment from the Lord that you didn't want and wished to transfer? or been affected when others failed to do their part?

Assignments involve God's choice, not ours. Jesus told His disciples, "You did not choose me, I chose you..." (John 15:16) God assigned the Levites charge of the music in the tabernacle. (1 Chron. 6:31-32) Paul and Silas were set apart by the Holy Spirit for their missions and apostolic work. (Acts 13:2) Jesus's earthly assignment from the Father was to destroy the devil's work and bring liberty to sin-oppressed captives. (Acts 10:38; Luke 4:18-19). Spiritual soldiers do not control the location, timing or object of God's assignment. They just obey.

Sometimes we reject assignments for various, we believe legitimate, reasons. Moses felt inadequate to fulfill God's assignment because of his birth history, criminal record, and speech impediment. (Exodus 3-4) Jeremiah disqualified himself because of his youth. (Jeremiah 1) Jonah hated the people God called him to. He didn't want to see them saved. He tried to avoid his assignment and jeopardized his and others lives in the process. (Jonah 1-3) The Apostles in great peril were assigned to establish the New Testament Church. Through threat of imminent torture and death they completed their assignment.

The Lord's assignments require a deep relationship of trust, courage and

perseverance. They cause us to be found in the most uncomfortable situations with unfamiliar people in uncharted territory - often behind enemy lines. God's assigned work calls for vulnerability, humility and sometimes anonymity. Because it is the Lord's work, He is in charge of outcomes, and He is to receive all the glory, honor and praise. In this season, you may be facing the challenge of an assignment that only YOU and CHRIST can accomplish. All He wants is a YES.

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