Your Voice

He can do it so much better.

She has served with such excellence.

Many lives have been touched through them.

Awesome words have been said.

And written.

Fantastic songs have been written.

And sung.

Powerful messages have been created.

And preached.

Man's history book records many acts of greatness.

I know.

But God's history book records many more.

People living out God's purpose for their lives in out-of-the way out-of-the spotlight places.

"My ambition is to belong to the Lord and be entirely at His disposal", they say.

Although many things have been done in the world God still has a specific assignment for you, fellow Christ follower!

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) " For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

I see God's assignments for us as unique.

"Start this business", He tells you.

"Get involved in this ministry."

"Write this book."

"Take this job."

"Sing this song."

The "song" may have been sung by many others.

True.

But it's never been sung by you.

What makes it different is your voice.

We have four Gospels in the New Testament.

What if Mark, John, and Luke had said.. "Matthew has already written one. He did a great job. Why should we write one?"

We wouldn't have their unique voices sharing a common truth.

And that would be a sad thing, wouldn't it?

Your voice makes God's assignment special.

A choir is made up of many voices.

And when they sing the same song, it's marvelous.

But one less voice here.

One less there.

It's just not the same anymore.

Your voice is important.

Unique in your generation.

And yet blending perfectly with all of the others down through the ages.