BUT THAT'S ORDINARY

 AUGUST 16, 2022

Acts 17:25-27

25 He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

John 4:35

35 You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.


Where we live is no accident: Not according to God’s Word. Acts 17 says the God “25 He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. (Acts 17:25–27). You may have moved to your present location to follow a job offer or an opportunity to be near family or friends, but behind all of those desires God has placed you there, right where you are, and He desires to use you to befriend others in your city with His love.

Consider all the unremarkable stuff of your everyday life. I know it can all feel so ordinary, but is there ever really anything ordinary when it’s in the hands of an Almighty God?

Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and all those who dwell in it.” Everything on earth is God’s, including the mundane stuff of your normal life.

I believe God wants us to open our eyes while we are in the grocery store, the local coffee shop, at sporting events we attend, the restaurants we enjoy, and the streets we walk in our neighborhood. There are people all around you. People God loves. God wants to use us to share His love. Open the doors of your heart and watch God over-time open the doors of the hearts of others, as well.

We said it yesterday, lets take note again today, God can use anything to accomplish His purposes, and He desires to use you and me and to do extraordinary things for His glory with what we think rather ordinary. Thanks be to God!


“Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. (John 4:35)