Who is Jesus? Many Christians would answer, “My Savior.” But, in actual practice, many Christians (myself included) treat him as our subcontractor.
Here is what I mean. In Matthew 6:33, Jesus says “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” God has a kingdom and our job is to align with it and participate in it. And, the verse makes it clear: What God is doing in His kingdom is supposed to be the thing we seek above all else.
The way many Christians are living, however, completely flips that. We are working on our own kingdoms. Building what we think looks fun, what we think will fulfill us, what we want to see happen, what we think will bring us money or prestige or results etc. And then, we call Jesus in as a subcontractor.
“So, Jesus, you can see what we got going on here. We’re making some great progress and I brought you in so that you could install the drywall in all the living areas. If you could get it done by Wednesday that would be ideal so that the painter can come in next week.”
In all actuality, many people are living their life as their own General Contractor. You created the vision, you came up with the plan, you determined the order and then you brought in Jesus to “bless” your project. Or, worse, sometimes you bring him in to clean up the mess of your project.
Many of us are asking Jesus to step in and do a little clean up, fix some problems, do a quick install or finish some work on a project that is being built entirely for our own kingdom and benefit. When we do that, we are turning Jesus from being our Lord and Savior into our subcontractor.
I encourage you to switch those roles. Ask God what he is building around you and how he has uniquely designed you to join Him and participate in that project. Sometimes we are working on our own projects because we don’t fully trust that if we join God we will have everything that we need. Except: That is literally the verse. If you put God’s kingdom as the priority in your life, “he will give you everything you need.”
This week, offer yourself up to God as a subcontractor in the kingdom he is building. He is constantly working in the hearts and lives of people around you. Begin each day by acknowledging that and asking Him how you can join what he is doing. Ask him to make His plans your plans. Not only will you find deeper fulfillment and purpose but you will be building something that will last longer and transform more people than what you build on your own.
Let Jesus be your Lord and Savior and ask how you can be a subcontractor in His kingdom.
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