The Instrument of God

I am watching the Oprah Winfrey special on television. I'm sure that I'm not alone in weeping as I watch the special unfold. Regardless of how you feel about the politics and personal choices of celebrities like Oprah and Bono, God is using them to heal the hemmoraging of human life in Africa.

My heart aches with pain over the girls' personal stories and then swells with joy when I see how they have been choosen and blessed. I am confirmed in two lessons after viewing this program. One is that God uses our gifts when we are willing to give. It is not necessary to have the resources, wealth, and connections of a celebrity to do this. God knows our resouorces, after all He has given us everything we have. Therefore, the difficult part is being willing. If we believe that He will use us to bless others and that is our heart's desire, He will indeed bless!

Secondly, I see Christ'a redeeming love in Oprah's model. Even with its human frailties, can you not see how Christ chose us when we were without anything to offer and placed us in a position above all others, blessed, and claimed in His name? Its the picture of adoption. It is the King taking to himself sons and daughters and making them heirs to the throne as unworthy as they are. Praise God that I am claimed!