This was our first session at the conference, and I was thrilled to hear Beth Moore for the first time. I’m just going to break down a little of what she talked about. It’s going to be a little broad.
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13: 20-21
God equips us with everything good for doing His will
Equip: (means all of these things in Greek’s root form)
-To Prepare
-To Adjust
-To Repair
-To Complete
God equips us by preparing us.
We have been prepared for good works before the creation of the world.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2: 10
We are His workmanship…made renew to do good works.
“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” 2 Timothy 1: 5-6
We have both a spiritual and physical line that feeds into us. Both lines fed into us have been prepared by God to make us into the people we are.
Puts us in situations to adjust us. God puts us around people that we normally can’t stand.
“Until you are around people that bring out the worst in you, you are not in the position for God to bring out the best in you.”
God equips us by repairing us.
“Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.” Galatians 6: 1
This word restore refers to actually mending or resetting something in place. God does this in our lives.
God equips us by filling us.
“[e]quip you with everything good that you may do his will…” Hebrews 13:21a
It’s God that makes us complete, through His grace, to do His will.
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