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The LORD Hath Need of You
Matthew 21:3
"And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them."
What an astonishing statement when God says, "The Lord hath need of them..." Can you imagine the God of the Universe having a need? Can you imagine the Creator of all things lacking something that you have? Can you imagine that the God Who owns the cattle on the thousand hills wanting something that you have? That is what happened in the verse above.
Jesus was about to make His triumphal entry into Jerusalem before His crucifixion. He sent His disciples to a man who had something that He needed. Without this man allowing his livestock to be used by God, prophecy would have been voided. Without this man being willing to give up what he had, Scriptures would have been deemed a lie, because it was prophesied in the Old Testament that Jesus would ride "upon an ass" into Jerusalem. Jesus had a need that only this man could fill, and if he didn't fill that need, then a void would have been left in this world.
Christian, let me make this clear to you, the LORD hath need of you. The very same God that needed this man's animal needs you as well. You may wonder why God would need you, but let me remind you that you were made for a purpose that only you could fulfill. God did not place you on this Earth for no reason at all. God placed you on this Earth because He had a need that only you could fill. The LORD hath need of you doing what He made you to do.
Furthermore, when you don't fulfill the purpose of why God made you, then you leave a void on this Earth that nobody can fill. We wonder why this world is in the shape that it's in, and the reason is because there are so many Christians who are not fulfilling the purpose of why God made them. Though others may try to fill in where you are not doing your part, nobody can fill your position quite like you.
I challenge you to do your part in filling the purpose of why you were made. Yes, the LORD hath need of you. Whatever your shortcomings are in life, let me remind you that the LORD hath need of you. However your physical frailties may limit you, let me remind you that the LORD still hath need of you. Whatever your education level is, the LORD hath need of you. Fill in the blank and we can still say that the LORD hath need of you. Don't leave the LORD with a need unfulfilled. Just think, you have something that the God of the Universe needs; that need is you. Let God have His need filled by you surrendering to do whatever He needs you to do. When you fill God's need, then He will fill your need.