God Has Something for You Today
The sermon emphasizes the importance of living a life that honors God and utilizes our gifts and talents, and encourages us to trust God's direction and serve Him regardless of our age or circumstances.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of living a life worthy of the calling we have received from God, urging believers to recognize their unique gifts and talents and surrender them to God for His divine direction. She encourages individuals to trust in God's ability to use their lives for great purposes, making them useful, uplifting, and heroic. Tileston reminds listeners that God never wastes, forgets, or loses anything, and that as long as we are alive, we have a specific work to do for Him, regardless of our circumstances.
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I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.
EPHESIANS 4:1
KNOWING Thou needest this form, as I Thy divine inspiration,
Knowing Thou shapest the clay with a vision and purpose divine,
So would I answer each touch of Thy hand in its loving creation,
That in my conscious life Thy beauty and power may shine.
CHRISTOPHER P. CRANCH
LET us examine our capacities and gifts, and then put them to the best use we may. As our own view of life is of necessity partial, I do not find that we can do better than to put them absolutely in God's hand, and look to Him for the direction of our life-energy. God can do great things with our lives, if we but give them to Him in sincerity. He can make them useful, uplifting, heroic. God never wastes anything. God never forgets anything. God never loses anything. As long as we live we have a work to do. We shall never be too old for it, nor too feeble. Illness, weakness, fatigue, sorrow,--none of these things can excuse us from this work of ours. That we are alive today is proof positive that God has something for us to do today.
ANNA R. B. LINDSAY
Sermon Outline
- Introduction
- Examining our capacities and gifts
- God's ability to make our lives useful and heroic
- The responsibility to live a life of purpose
- The proof of God's plan for our lives
- Being alive today is evidence of God's purpose
- Illness and weakness are no excuse
Key Quotes
“That we are alive today is proof positive that God has something for us to do today.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“God never wastes anything.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“God never forgets anything.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should examine our capacities and gifts to see how we can use them for God's glory.
- We should trust God's direction and surrender our lives to Him, putting our gifts and talents in His hands.
- We should serve God regardless of our age or circumstances, finding ways to serve Him even in our struggles.