"If I then, your Lord

and Teacher, have

washed your feet,

you also ought to

wash one another's

feet"

(John 13:14)

Ministering in

everyday opportunities

that surround us does

not mean that we select

our own surroundings.

It means being God's very

special choice to be

available for use in any

of the seemingly random

surroundings which He

has engineered for us.

The very character we

exhibit in all of our

surroundings is an

indication of what we

will be like in times

of need.

The things Jesus did

were everyday tasks,

and this is an indication

that it takes all of

God's power in me to

accomplish even the

most common tasks in

His way.

Can I use a towel as

He did? Towels, dishes,

sandals, and all the

other ordinary things

in our lives reveal

what we are made of

more quickly than

anything else.

It takes God Almighty

Incarnate in us to do

the most menial duty

as it ought to be done.

Jesus said, "I have

given you an example,

that you should do as

I have done to you"

(John 13:15).

Notice the people

that God brings

around you, and you

will know who God wants

you to minister to.

You will realize that

this is actually His

way of revealing to

you the kind of person

you need to be for Him.

Now He says we should

exhibit to those around

us exactly what He has

exhibited to us.

Do you find yourself

responding by saying,

"Oh, I will do all that

once I'm called out

on the mission field"?

Thinking this way is

like trying to produce

the weapons of war while

in the trenches of the

battlefield.

You will be overtaken

while trying to do it.

We have to go the

"second mile" with God

(see Matthew 5:41).

Yet some of us become

worn out in the first

ten steps. Then we say,

"Well, I'll just wait

until I have to handle

the next big crisis life."

But if we do not

steadily minister in

everyday opportunities,

we will do nothing when

the crisis comes.

When Jesus truly

becomes Lord of our

lives, our lives

will become a

reflection of Him!