Being Set Apart
"I have something for you!" "There's something very special in store for you!" Those are two statements that may rouse up inside of us feelings of warmth, love, and over all feelings of being recognized as someone important and special. When we were younger teachers may have done something similar to us when they tried to encourage us and motivate us, "Tommy there is a very special mission for you! You have been called to be a special agent to bring this very important letter to Mrs. Wheatland in the 6th grade. You must do it with top secret!" Tommy would usually have felt very much encouraged and would take this task very seriously and execute it with the utmost care. Have you ever experienced that before? Or, have you ever used that with someone before? Whether you have or have not in the past, we are being asked to go on a very special, important, and urgent mission right now. Just as Saul and Barnabas was set apart by the Holy Spirit...