Extraordinary Things

It's the ordinary things in life that become extraordinary when God touches them. He might take the gas in our car and stretch it to go twice as far during a financially challenged week. He might nudge us to bake some muffins and take them to a friend who we didn't know was in need of comfort. God might take a short story we've written or a piece of art we created just for fun and show us the deeper, hidden messages of His powerful love that need to be shared with others.

Our God wants to keep our jars of oil flowing. He wants to keep words of astonishment and gratitude on our lips. He wants us to yield to Him so He can use us to feed thousands. We don't have to think up something big or marvelous to do for the Lord. Jesus will use the things we already have — common items, like loaves and fishes — to show us the amazing things He can do.

Praise be to the Lord God Almighty who turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Praise be to Jesus Christ who takes us way beyond our imagination. Praise be to the Holy Spirit who is at work in our hearts, helping us to yearn for more of the Lord.

May we desire the extraordinary to be part of our everyday existence. May we yield to Jesus Christ in all things. May we feel enthusiasm, excitement and zeal for our King rise within us, as God answers this prayer.

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