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God had the power to visit Moses in a burning bush, so he has the power to visit everyone in a burning bush, but he chose to only do it once with Moses. Moses was supposed to pass on the message to others.
Jesus has the power to train disciples, but he only does it with a small group of men. They are supposed to pass on the training to others. Why is that? It’s because the special examples of God breaking into humanity and taking matters into his own hands, so to speak, are just that—special! They are the exceptions rather than the rule. The exception is that God breaks powerfully into one person’s life. The rule is that whatever your encounter with God has been, you are called to pass that on to others.
Here it is in practical terms. Everything Jesus has done for his followers has been to make them into disciples—truly devoted followers who grow more like their teacher. Everything has been about disciple-making. Disciple-making is doing what Jesus did. Therefore, Jesus is telling his disciples to pass on to others whatever he has done for them.
So what does that mean for us? I’ll get really practical. Every single thing that is true about you is something God is using to make you more like Jesus, and that means that every single thing that is true about you is something God wants you to use to help others become more like Jesus. Whoever you are you are for becoming like Jesus and helping others do so too. Whatever you can do, you can do to become more like Jesus and help others to do so too. Wherever you live, you live to become more like Jesus and to help others do so too.
Your calling is to take whatever is true about your life and turn it outward into helping others become more like Jesus.
BIG IDEA FOR THE DAY: What’s one thing that you love about you? How can you use that to help others become more like Jesus?
