You are Just a Medium | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

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0:43 Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. I want to talk to to the about you're just a medium. A lot of times we tend to think that, my goodness, John, I don't know what I can do for God. I want to do something for God. I They go on two extremes. One group is like, you know, look what I have done for God. I'm doing this for God. I'm you know, it's all about like what I have done, what I can do, and all of my accomplishments and so on and so forth. And on the other hand, there's another group which says, uh, you know what I don't have what it takes.

1:23 I can't do much for God. I know my limitations, and you know they're all about and and when you look at both the extremes, one thing you see is that the commonalities that they look at themselves. They think that, oh my gosh, it's about me what I can do for God or what I can accomplish, or looking at my limitations, what are my capabilities, what are my you know, skills, And it's all about themselves, you know, by the end of the day. But I want to share a scripture with you, and I want to take this forward.

1:51 It is found in efficients three twenty. I'm sure you guys know this verse because we coded this a million times and it's one of my favorite verses. And but I all who want you guys to understand there's something very important here to note. In the same verse, and when you look at, for example, the NLT version, this is what it says, Now, all glory to God who's able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we can ask or think. When you look at even the English Standard version, it says, now to him who is able to do more abundantly than we can ask or think according to the power at work within us.

2:27 One of the things you have to understand is that according to the power or in accordance to the power or through His mighty power that is working through us. What I want you guys to understand is what we do. We keep saying, you know that God will help us to do exceeding, abundantly, fund and beyond whatever you could ask, thing or even imagine. But what I want you to understand, it's not you who's accomplishing it, but it is the Lord whose power works through you to accomplish it. Are you getting what I'm saying?

2:54 You're just a medium that God uses to accomplish something. I was recording this short video, Okay, maybe I might release it in a couple of days on YouTube. When you're watering plants using a tube or a pipe, right, what I want you to understand is the pipe that's not generator water. The pipe is just a medium. Right. The pipe is just a medium that when you connect it to the source of water, it is transferring the water from the source to the place that it does to water. Right, If it is plants, it will water the plants.

3:34 So yes, an important thing to understand. You and I are like the pipes. We do not have the power to produce anything good on our own. We don't have the ability to accomplish more than whatever you know. We could ask thing or imagine or you know, living the life that God have wants us to live. We can't do that on our own. We are just like a pipe, and a pipeline on its own cannot accomplish anything. You need an extra So it's like I have to take the pipe and I have to connect it to the source, and only then can water flow through it and accomplish its purpose.

4:08 What I want you to understand is you need to allow God to use you like the way I'm using the pipe. You should allow God to use you and allow him to connect you through the source. And when you are connected with God the source, when you abide in him and he abides in you, when you are connected with the presence of God, and when you allow His power to flow through you, when you allow His presence to flow through you, when you allow is anointing to flow through you, That's how you accomplish great feeds for the glory of God.

4:35 That's how you actually do great and mighty things for the glory of God. That's how you do mighty works for God's kingdom. Today, I want to ask you this question. Are you just thinking that it's all about you? Or are you getting to the place of understanding that it's not about you. You're just being used by God. You allow God to use you, You allow his power to flow through you. You allow His anointing to flow through you, through you, and through that process you bring out something beautiful in your life.

5:04 Lord, I pray this world will go forth and be reminded to us that it's not about us. It's not about what we have or what we don't have. It's not about our skills, or our talents or our weaknesses. It's about getting to that place where we surrender to You. We give ourselves into your hands. Let pipe in my hand. I'm able to connect it to the source, and that's how it's able to produce something and be aligned to bring out something beautiful. I want to pray in the name of Jesus Christ, that you will allow God to align you to the right place so that you will produce great fruit for the glory of God.

5:39 In the name of Jesus, I pray Amen, God bless you. You've been listening to Fuel for the Soul with John gift we help you were blessed and inspire to live the life that God has for you. Make sure to subscribe to the John gift of YouTube channel regular uploads of sermons, skits, interviews and more. Follow John Gifta on Instagram for regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to check out the best selling books written by John Gifta, Who Am I which will help you understand your identity and the latest number one bestseller Unveil your Purpose, helping you discover your purpose and to start walking in it.

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