Tag…You’re it! Remember hearing these words as a child…Hiding behind a tree praying that no one would see you? Your heart is pounding fast as you raced to base hoping that you could out run the person that was trying to catch you. I loved getting together with a group of friends and playing Hide-N-Go Seek! Good times! It’s amazing how God brought to mind the phrase “Tag…You’re It” as I was chatting with a friend. I had been searching for a bible study to join and was getting frustrated because I couldn’t find one. After visiting a couple bible studies and not quite finding what I was looking for, I decided that I would just study the Word myself. Don’t get me wrong. Studying during personal time with God is beyond amazing but there’s just something special about getting together with others and just digging into God’s Word. During the last bible study that I visited, I heard God say to me, “At what point do you know enough? Why don’t you start teaching others?” All along I was trying to rely on what I knew instead of relying on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me. There are gaps all around us that need to be filled. After chatting with my friend, I realized that God was chasing me and saying, “Tag…You’re It. You’re the person I want to fill this gap…You’re the person I’ve chosen to serve in this capacity….Tag…I’m It.” There are so many ways that we can be the hands and feet of Jesus! I was reading John 4 where Jesus was talking to the Samaritan woman. Midway through the chapter, after the disciples urged Jesus to eat something, he responds in verses 34-38 by saying:
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
-John 4:34-38 NIV
There are fields with ripe harvest all around us. Maybe you have noticed a need to serve the homeless or a need for a tutoring program in your community. Whatever it is there is plenty of work to be done. God has called everyone to serve in a particular capacity. Although you may not have a clear direction as of yet, please know this – God knows the plans and thoughts He has for you. They are plans to prosper, give you hope, and establish a great future (Jeremiah 29:11). God equips those whom have been called and He will order your steps. Tag…YOU are it!
