The Courage of Relying on God for Every Good Work

The Word of God says that we have been created in Christ Jesus to do good works (Eph 2:10). This statement is largely a good reason to surrender to Christ. The believer must put together a life project that harmonizes with the wishes and dreams of God. His plans are our plans, his work our commitment. Trusting in God is resting in His faithfulness with the certainty that He has the best options and optimal solutions for our plans.

Do we entrust our projects to God? Do we first bathe them in prayer until we find grace before Him? Nehemiah did that before embarking on the adventure of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 1500 kilometers away from Persia, where he served as cupbearer to the King. He did not pray for the fallen walls, but for the spiritual condition of the exiled brothers who in Judah suffered calamities and were still living in constant humiliation, he wept for his own disobedience and that of his people by not fulfilling the precepts of God. His cry was a desperate cry to turn to God and resume a relationship of blessing with the Father of the nation. Nehemiah, above all things, depended on divine authority to promote this noble and committed undertaking. "The king granted my request, because God was acting on my behalf" (Neh 2.8).

When God sets out to carry out a work, He does not skimp on resources and strategies. Much more when it comes to the spiritual rehabilitation of your children. When you want to experience the presence and mediation of God in any of your plans, entrust them to Him, and be sure that the purpose of carrying them out and consummating them is to glorify Him.

I have personally seen seemingly logical and financially sustainable Christian projects, with supposedly godly goals and approaches, but in the end they have become fragile and spiritually brittle. The answer to those failures has not been in its conception, but in its dedication. We must learn to pray and wait for God to do his work first in our hearts. God does not bless what He does not initiate. We have to depend on Him to do His work.

When God chooses godly and consecrated men to carry out his work, he will meet with opposition along the way. David lived many years facing great opposition: “Many are my enemies, Lord; many are those who oppose me ”(Ps 3.1). Paul suffered firsthand the onslaught of stark opposition between his people and the Gentiles. Jesus encountered opposition among his people. “… We have discovered this man stirring up our nation. He opposes the payment of taxes to the emperor and affirms that he is the Christ, a king ”. (Luke 23.2). They all depended on the Lord and cried out in prayer for the Father's guidance and direction. His dependence on God resulted in victory.

The world in which we live and preach is in spiritual ruin. Their values deny and detest the values of the Kingdom. The good news is that the Gospel can rebuild and reform the walls that we have let down through indulgence; for taking shortcuts in life that deviate from God's will. When we know that we are at the center of his will and totally dependent on him, we instill confidence and enthusiasm by participating in his work. “Come on, cheer up! Let's rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that no one mocks us anymore! Then I told them how the kind hand of God had been with me… Hearing this, they exclaimed: Let's get to work! And they joined the action to the word ”. (Neh 2.17-18).

My prayer is that the courage to depend on God in everything we do will become a bulwark to live a life in Christ that glorifies the Lord and encourages us to be faithful in much and in little.

God bless you!