In our last visit we put what we learned from Ezra into this impact thought: When God sets out to fulfill His promises He is always on time and uses anyone He chooses to do His bidding – king, prophet, priest or commoner, believers or unbelievers.
God used the pagan king Cyrus to decree at the predicted time that exiles from Israel could return to their homeland to rebuild the temple. He moved the hearts of sufficient exiles to return and build the temple. He moved their neighbors to help with the cost. In addition, some of the heads of families among the returnees gave freewill offering. By the king’s proclamation leaders among surrounding peoples had to help as well. Truly, when God sets out to fulfill His promises He is always on time and uses anyone He chooses to do His bidding.
Once you prepare an impact thought, review the Biblical record to make sure your impact thought accurately represents what God’s Word says. If after review you believe it is Biblically based see if you can sharpen the statement so that it is concise, clear and easy to remember. When I did this I came up with the following: God fulfills His promises on time and uses anyone or anything to do His bidding.
Write out your thoughts, review them periodically and share them with others. This process will help you remember them and live them out for God’s glory. It will also help you explain to others how God works. You can share the impact thought you came up with and take them to the scriptures you based the thought on.
