Einstein said, “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity – and I am not sure about the former.”1
Earthly resources are limited although some seem otherwise. Solar energy is limitless as long as the sun exists. Wind energy is abundant and naturally replenished.
In some places on Earth, geothermal energy is renewable and sustainable. Human knowledge and creativity expand continuously. Nevertheless, only wise management and conservation will ensure resources for future generations.2
Practically, we realize our resources are limited. We only have a certain amount of money, time, energy, and ability. I can’t eliminate the national debt of the United States. I don’t have forever to make a difference on earth.
The older I get the less energy I have to do good deeds. My skills and abilities limit the practical help I can provide others. If you need brain surgery, you don’t want me as the surgeon!
But what God can do with our limited resources is incalculable if we seek first His Kingdom, will, and ways. Let’s revisit what Jesus did with a boy’s lunch after His disciples pleaded insufficient resources to feed His audience.
“Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. They all ate as much as they wanted, ...” (Mark 6:39–42 NLT).
Jesus fed 5,000 men plus women and children with that boy’s lunch. He could have fed 500,000 or more if needed. He could have done it with one small loaf and one fish.
What can he do with our limited money, time, energy, and ability if we place them in His hands? The good works God has planned for us (Ephesians 2:10) never lack adequate resources.
My book, “His Power for Your Weakness” four years ago dwelt only on my computer. Now it lives in the hearts of 8,661 Africans. I initially offered it as follow-up teaching for forty new believers.
Now 6,100 of the 8,661 own a Bible in their heart language, and 3,150 received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. God made it happen. He used the money, time, energy, and ability of many people I don’t know and a few I do to accomplish it.
The Apostle Paul reminds us that God can do anything He wants. “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God” (Ephesians 3:16–19 NLT).
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God has empowered me to write “His Power for Your Weakness—260 Steps Toward Spiritual Strength.” It’s a free evangelistic, devotional, and discipleship eBook. Pastors have used it in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia to lead more than 3,150 people to Christ and teach the basics of Christianity to 8,661 people. I invite you to check it out.
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