Instrument In God’s Hands - Yield (Daily Devotional)

Shalom, it's a joy to come here to look at God's word alongside with you in this episode of Living Supernaturally. Yesterday, we started on a new series and we are looking into what it means to be an instrument in God's hands. We looked at yesterday of how we need to have willing hearts in order to be used as an instrument in God's hands. Today, we see that in order to be an instrument, we need to yield. Yielding to God and yielding to the call of God to be an instrument is living a life of surrender, where all your actions are guided by the wisdom and the power of God rather than your own. It signifies a willingness to be used by God in order to bring transformation or encouragement or His love to the world outside. So, to be an effective instrument, we must be yielded to God. In Isaiah chapter 64, verse 8, it reads "Oh Lord, you are our Father, we are the clay, and you are potter; and all we are the work of your hand.’ A life that is yielded to God is very much like clay in the hands of a potter. The clay is moldable, it is responsible and it is useful for the craftsman/ for the potter. When we surrender our will to God and allow Him to shape us into instruments, we are fit for His service. Being an instrument is not about striving in our own strength but it is to draw strength from God, it is to allow Him to work in and through us so that we are effective instruments for Him. So, yielding means three things- it means surrender, where we let go of our personal plan and look to God. We let go of our personal control of how things should be and we look to God. The second thing it involves is trust; it is to trust that God has a bigger and a better plan than you and I can fathom. We may not understand the plan but God knows the entire picture and we trust God. And the last thing it involves is obedience. It is to do what God wants us to do even when it may be difficult or even when it may be inconvenient. So, yielding is not a passive action but it is active. It's an active choice to align everything of ourselves in to God. It's a deliberate act of surrender, trust and obedience. We see an example of Mary who was used as an instrument in the hands of God to carry out God's plan of bringing the Savior into the world. We see how Mary surrendered completely to God's plan even when it was unexpected and challenging. She surrendered and she said "Let it be to me according to your word." She trusted and obeyed God even though she couldn't see the plan of God. What is God calling you to do and how can you yield to Him today? If God has called you to be His instrument, He will equip you just as much so yield to Him. Let's pray together, Heavenly Father, we pray that we will surrender, we will trust and we will obey you and Lord, we will yield to your plan and purpose for our lives so that we can be effective instruments, we can be effective people who bring about an impact and influence to the world around. Thank you, Father, in Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Thank you for tuning in to Living Supernaturally, for more resources to strengthen your spiritual walk, please visit apcwo.org.