Somebody

Somebody has to do it! Why not you? You are somebody, and you can do it! Maybe you think you can’t do it, and you are probably right! Wait, what? You most certainly can’t do it alone. However, through God you can, and if you trust Him in the process you will.

How often do we find ourselves waiting for someone or something to happen when it is in our power to do it? I can certainly say that I’ve had my share of moments when I wanted someone else to take the reins.

Esther

Esther faced a dangerous decision. Approaching the king without being summoned could cost her life. Mordecai challenged her to consider whether she had come to her royal position for such a time as this. Esther called for a three-day fast, then courageously approached the king. God used her position, courage, and the actions of others in the deliverance of her people.

Woman with the Issue of Blood

In the story of the woman with the issue of blood the Bible doesn’t provide her name, or any details about who she is, her family line, or anything about her character. What we know is she became somebody that was healed. She made her way through a crowd to reach Jesus and touch his garment. Immediately she was healed from a disease causing her to bleed for 12 years. After she touched Jesus, He said, “Someone touched me.” The woman with the issue of blood had to let her faith lead her to be the someone who touched Jesus’s garment, and receive her healing.

Moses

Moses, one of the great names of the Bible even asked God to send someone else in Exodus 4:13. God wasn’t having it. God did send someone else, but not how Moses hoped or expected. Aaron was sent alongside him to speak and assist, while Moses still had to walk in the calling God had given him to lead the people out of Egypt.

Take every opportunity to be somebody God can use for His purposes. You may feel unqualified, afraid, or tempted to wait for someone else, but God can provide strength, wisdom, and people to help you carry out what He places before you.

Author: Travis White |