2009 – Day 91.Apr. 2 – Not Indispensable

2009 – Day 91.Apr. 2 – Not Indispensable

Passage of the Day: Numbers 11: 24 – 30 … 24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.26 But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, forbid them!” 29 Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!” 30 And Moses returned to the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

My Journal for Today: Do you sometimes get the feeling that you’re hot stuff?! For the past few days here in Memphis, TN, the University of Memphis basketball coach has been hearing that he is indispensible to basketball success at the U. of M. And at the University of Kentucky where he has been recruited to go and serve, he’s been reading in the papers that he’s their savior, coming there to resurrect a dying program. Hey, Coach Cal, it’s all an April Fool’s joke; you’re not as hot as you might think you are!

Maybe you’ve been in a place where you felt like the program you’re leading, the ministry where you served, or the job you hold could not do it’s work without you. I confess that this has crossed my mind as I do the work of Battle Plan Ministry where God brought me to get the ministry started and to carry it on in Christ’s Name. And therein lies the answer to all of this pridefulness. No basketball coach is indispensible. No ministry leader is irreplaceable. There is only one indispensable, irreplaceable One; and He is Jesus Christ.

Hey Bill Berry; get it straight. If BattlePlan Ministries is God’s design; and it is for His glory, He can and will replace the leader whenever He needs to (Hey, Bill; that’s you!); and He may even pick a better leader. I got a kick out of the fact that Joshua was one of the two younger men who were jealous for Moses’ role as prophet in today’s passage; and it was Joshua who would one day be selected to become the prophet leader of God’s people when Moses died.

So, if you think you’re hot stuff, my dear reader; … DON’T! Christ is the only hot One; and He is totally indispensable as the Lord of lords and the King of kings. He and only He can lead us where we need to go; and only He can save us – as He has already done – from our base nature, … from our sinfulness. So, I stand convicted. There will be another one someday who will replace me at the helm of leadership in BattlePlan Ministries; and my family will grow and move on even without its dad and granddad. God leads BattlePlan Ministries; and God leads the Berry Patch as well.

And so, I yield to Him in all things and at all times.

My Prayer for Today: Lord, You are all things at all times to me. Have mercy on my pridefulness. Help me to remain humble before your throne of grace. Amen