Angela Carpenter
Blogger
Have you heard the saying ,"There are too many cooks in the kitchen?"
When God looked down on Earth and saw total chaos (too many cooks in the kitchen), He knew
He needed to intervene and make a change. He sent Jesus and He was the intervention, the
change. Jesus taught us how to take total chaos (desires of the flesh ) and use a perfect blend of
grace and truth (fruits of the spirit) to make a difference. John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
When there is a lack of compassion, show compassion. When there is a need for truth, speak
truth. When someone is mean, show kindness; when someone is prideful, be humble. Where
you see a lack of something, teach it by showing it to another, over and over until they get it.
Jesus showed us how to be relentless in our teaching. They literally had to nail Jesus to the
cross to stop Him from teaching. Yet, even on the cross, He was still teaching. He taught us to
pass the torch.
We believers are called to be leaders and shepherds of our own flock of followers, but good
leaders are also great teachers. When He was on the cross, His love and passion for God was
taught for the profit of God and His people. He trained others to carry on His job and become
leaders. He knew He was the change, and knew it was time for us to be the change.
There are times when it seems there are too many cooks in the kitchen around us. There are
times we feel like we are up against a giant. There are times we feel we need to part the waters
for Gods people. And, there are times we need to see things change in order to keep going.
Don't be afraid. God sent Jesus to show us that, because of what He did for us, in faith we can
now do through Him.
Do the things you ask God to change in prayer. Prayer is not a question; it is the answer, for
God to use you to intervene. Allow the gift Jesus in you (the Holy Spirit ) to lead you to make
the difference. Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and
the door will be open."
Use the passion God has given you, and the passion in your heart, to show God that, to you,
Jesus’ life was worthwhile, and you understand His teaching and training. Teach others the
right way to live. Be proud to be the change in others lives, and get ready to pass the torch that
Christ passed to you.
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