Wednesday's Big Idea: God's Abundant Resource

Today we started off prayer by taking a look at 1 Chronicles 28-29 which describes David supplying gold, silver and manpower for the building of the temple. David doesn't actually get to build the temple - that's his son's job, but he does get to communicate the plans and fund the operation.

Repeatedly throughout scripture God provides the necessary resources for what he wants accomplished. In Genesis we see God supplying food for Adam and Eve ("The fruit of every seed bearing plant"), in Exodus God provides power to Moses and Manna to the Israelites - over and over God never sends someone out without blessing them and giving them the resources to accomplish the task.

The question then is "Is God providing the resources for what He wants to accomplish today?"
If yes, then what are those resources?

I think the answer to the first question is a resounding "yes". We may not have the eyes to see or the ears to hear what God is accomplishing today, but we can rest assured that God IS moving and he IS funding this endeavor. One of my prayers is that I could actually see what He is doing and join in. Clarity in understanding my role in His plan is something I regularly seek, but as Paul says - I see through a glass darkly. Still, I'm sure that He wants me to be a part of it and He is providing the means for me to do so.

What are the resources of God? What has He given us to rebuild the "temple" today? They are many and any list I can provide will be short of God's infinite wealth, but here are a few that we came up with this morning:

Jesus and His redemptive power
The Holy Spirit (Acts 2)
Various gifts (Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12)
Children - Generational Promise (Psalm 8, Psalm 127)
Zeal (Isaiah 9)

Certainly, we could also say monetary resource (Cattle on a thousand hills, anyone?), Each other (see 1 Corinthians 12 again), Wisdom, the fruits of the spirit and let's not forget His Word (Isaiah 55).

Clearly we have much venture capital to fund this operation. God is a long term investor and He always gets a positive ROI. The question is, are we accessing this resource and if so, are we spending it wisely? Good questions - and THAT's why we spend time in prayer. Without it we neither have access to the funds, nor the means to wisely use them. Until next week, that is Wednesday's Big Idea.