Extra Ordinary

What is God's call on your life?

When Jesus began his mission he chose twelve men to be his friends and apostles. In the choice of the twelve, we see a characteristic feature of God's work - Jesus chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals who had no wealth or position. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special education, and no social advantages. Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these men, not for what they were, but for what they would become under his direction and power. When the Lord calls us to serve, we must not shrug back because we think that we have little or nothing to offer. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom. Is there anything holding you back from giving yourself wholeheartedly to God?

"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Inflame my heart with a burning love for you and with an expectant faith in your saving power. Take my life and all that I have as an offering of love for you, who are my All."

Extra-Ordinary

Let go

Of the need to be powerful

Recognised, ‘special’;

Let go

Of the quest for wealth,

Possessions and prizes;

Let go

Of the wish

To be flown in first class

Seated at the head of the table.

For these things

Bring a satisfaction

That is merely

On an earthly level –

Untimately unfulfilling

Passing, temporal.

Don’t be afraid

To embrace the ordinary

To take public transport

Be a part of the world

That walks along

Litter strewn streets

In common brown sandals;

Don’t shy away

From being someone

Who talks to the funny old woman

Outside the corner dairy

Rather than turning the other way;

Don’t be scared

Of those cold dull days

Where life seems to swallow you up

In it’s mundane-ness

And everything seems

Ugly, hopeless,

Hollow.

For it is in the ordinary

That we have been planted,

In the day-to-day normality

That we live our lives;

Remember,

Jesus was born

In a small dark stable

He walked down dusty roads

In sandals,

He was taunted and laughed at

Scorned and rejected.

It is when we see the world

With child-like eyes

That we notice again

The wonder of it all;

It is when we live simply

And openly

Placing our ordinary-ness

Humbly at God’s feet

Offering him our weakness

That we allow ourselves

To be

A different kind

Of extra-ordinary.