Recalibration
Acts 20:22–24 (NIV®)
“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”
Paul had received multiple warnings from the Holy Spirit that prison and hardship were in his future. And yet his choice, he said, was to continue on to Jerusalem. His only aim was to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus had given him, which was to share the good news about God’s grace. Most of us would have changed our travel plans after the first warning from the Holy Spirit. But Paul said, “The Spirit compels me to go.” If we are going to become people who impact the world, we’re going to have to recalibrate. We’re going to have to look at the challenges God places before us and say, “I want to fulfill the purposes God created me for. I know I can do what He asks me to do—even when it seems uncomfortable or inconvenient—because I am powered by the Holy Spirit.”
THINK ABOUT IT
It’s easy to accept God’s assignments when they are convenient, pleasant, and on beautiful days when everyone is smiling. But there are many difficult assignments required to advance God’s Kingdom, and He will call every one of us to take on some of them.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I want to fulfill what You created me for, even when it is not easy, comfortable, or convenient. I know I cannot earn Your grace, but I trust You to show me how to live so You will be able to say, “Well done.” In Jesus’ name, amen.
Blessings,
Pastor Allen Jackson
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