KNOWING GOD – “BEING USEFUL IN THE HANDS OF GOD”

Henry Steele’s entry in his diary, which he made on 29 November in 1757, a good 268 years ago, reveals to us, how much sound biblical theology is embedded in it. It goes on to speak about his rich and deep understanding of who God is. Such knowledge is a reflection of a deep and enduring relationship with God, and his maturity as a Christian. 
– “This day Nanny sent a part of her compositions to London to be printed. I entreat a gracious God, who enabled and stirred her up to such a work, to direct her in it, and to bless it for the good and comfort of many. I pray God to make it useful, and to keep her humble.” – Henry Steele’s journal

Thus far, we have looked at four different aspects from the above quote. Let us look at “…I PRAY GOD TO MAKE IT USEFUL…” for our meditation this morning.

“…I PRAY GOD TO MAKE IT USEFUL…”
Henry Steele’s words not only reveals to us, his heart and his attitude towards God, but also his total dependency on his God. In the above words we see Henry earnestly repeating his prayer in the preceding words – “FOR THE GOOD AND COMFORT OF MANY” and sincerely seeks the LORD, a second time, in the same sentence, that God would bless the blessings that He gave to Anne Steele, so that they would be made useful for the benefit of others – “…I PRAY GOD TO MAKE IT USEFUL…”

We need to take a note of these two things from today’s meditation – “…I PRAY GOD…” and “…TO MAKE IT USEFUL…” We should be not just be merely praying to the LORD, but praying unselfishly, with our own needs as the last on the list, and with a deep commitment to being used by God, for the benefit and blessing of others. Herein is the secret of serving the LORD Jesus Christ, who had said…
– “28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” – Matthew 20:28

How many of us can pray like Henry Steele? How many of us can unselfishly seek the LORD that way? How many of us desire walk the path that our LORD Jesus had spoken about in Matthew 20:28? 

For such words to come out of our mouths, they need to be deep within our hearts, in the fist place. Unless our hearts are seeped in such deep and rich thinking, they cannot flow from our mouths. KNOWING GOD is reflected in we “BEING USEFUL IN THE HANDS OF GOD” for the glory of God; for the benefit and blessing of the kingdom of God; for the blessing of others who are in need, despite our personal situation. Even so, the LORD help us.