God Knows Who You Are
Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?
We've been talking about God's desire to make His home with us.
And if God wants to make His home with us, than it would make sense that He would want to give us the keys to His kingdom and use us for special purposes.
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
That's funny you say. God wants to trust me with the kingdom of Heaven? Little old me? The insignificant me? The unfaithful me? The least of the least? I don't hardly even know how to live this life! I can't even do my job, my finances, my marriage correctly!
So lets look at who Jesus was, and who He decided to use.
Jesus was born into an ordinary family. His mother was no one special in the worlds eyes. His father was a poor carpenter. Jesus wasn't born into a upper class family, whose children were the special disciples of some famous rabbi. His parents barely scraped by probably.
When Jesus starts His amazing ministry, the leaders are like; Who is this guy? How does He know this stuff? How can He do these things? I mean – Isn't He just the carpenter's son?
Jesus picks ordinary regular guys to be His followers. Fisherman, tax collectors. Most not educated, and none what the establishment would call "men and women who will shape the future". None of these guys and gals would ever make Forbes top 50 most likely to succeed issue.
Yet, after Jesus goes to Heaven, He does choose one "member" of the echalon. He chooses Saul/Paul. He is a future great. He is someone destined to be the best of the best.
Here is the point, God doesn't care who we are in the worlds eyes. He KNOWS each of our hearts. He knows those of us that are really seeking to know the truth and waiting for the real God to stand up finally.
He knew Peter's heart and John's heart before He even spoke with them. Matthew may have been a tax collector by trade, certainly an undesireable practice, but Jesus knew that Matthew desired to be set free from his position, and be called by God for His purposes.
Paul may have been a member of the Sanhedren, set on destruction of Christianity, but Jesus knew that if Paul "got" the message, He would follow.
The world may say "who are you" to think you can be God's chosen vessel, but God is saying "hey you" come be my chosen vessel.
So here are the steps. Invite God in. Welcome Him into your home, ask Him to place the desire in your heart to get to really know Him. Ask Him to use you and to change you. Think of Him as your own private instructor. He will not only instruct you, but He will use you for His kingdom purposes.
God will not only come live with you, but He will indeed give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven. It doesn't matter who you think you are or who the world thinks you are. God knows who you are.