Jewels From The Word

Are some of your relatives still hanging around Sodom? Abraham’s nephew, Lot, was. The Lord came to Abraham’s tent one day to visit and while Abraham entertained Him and three angels, the Lord told him that Sarah would have a son.

 Then as Abraham was seeing them on their way, the Lord said to the angels, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am going to do to Sodom and Gomorrah?” With that the angels departed for Sodom and Gomorrah, but the Lord stayed to talk with Abraham.

 Abraham pleaded for the lives of the righteous people living there, and the Lord agreed He would spare the cities if He could find even ten righteous people. But sadly he could only find four—Lot, his wife, and his two daughters.

 Lot met the angels at the city gate and begged them to come to his home and spend the night. They asked Lot to get his family, daughters and sons-in-laws, any of his relatives, and bring them out of the city.

 But Lot lingered all night. When morning came, the two angels urged Lot to hurry, but while he lingered, they grabbed him, his wife, and two daughters and dragged them out of the city. When they got outside, the angels said, “Run for your lives and don’t look back.” Of course, you remember the part about Lot’s wife looking back and she became a pillar of salt.

 But think of this, Lot and his family were really only saved because Abraham prayed for their lives. In fact, even when they didn’t seem to want to leave, the angels forced them out of the path of destruction.

 Genesis 19:29 says,  “God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow.”

 When you pray, God will deliver your relatives. He may even drag them out when they really don’t want to go.

My sewing machine is sitting on my dining table, patiently awaiting the moment I turn it on. Considering how much I love to sew, it seems strange that it has been sitting untouched for weeks.

I learned to sew through five years of Home Economics in junior high and high school. I consider myself a top-notch seamstress, having made bridesmaid and prom dresses for my daughter and numerous Easter dresses. At one time, I made all my own clothes.

Have you ever thought of being filled with the Spirit of God, the Spirit of wisdom, so that you could sew?

“And thou shalt speak unto all that are wisehearted, whom I have filled with the Spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.” Ex 28:3.

Aaron was the first priest of the Israelites after they left Egypt, and his consecration garments had to be special-made to God’s specifications, since he would be serving before the Lord.

Not only was Aaron called to be the first priest, there were certain people who were called to make his garments. Where did they learn to sew? In Pharoah’s palace where God made sure they were trained by the finest teachers of their time, so when Aaron’s priestly robes were needed, they would be prepared. Then God filled them with the Spirit of wisdom, so they were anointed in addition to being trained.

This applies to other things, too: computers, woodworking, mechanics, painting, singing, playing musical instruments. God has given each of us talents that we may never know we have until we try. However training is only the beginning, the first step. God’s calling on each life shows up with the anointing to fulfill that calling.

Just think, a seamstress, auto mechanic, singer, computer technician, carpenter, each one filled with the Spirit of wisdom to do what God has called him to do.

The greatest anointing comes when you are doing what God has called you to do.