"Did you know that prior to the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on only a handful of persons? Of God’s chosen leaders, we read only of Moses, Joshua, Othniel, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Saul, and David being touched by the Holy Spirit’s presence. Of His prophets the 70 elders of Israel had the Spirit of God on them, as well as Balaam, a few messengers of Saul, Amasa, Azariah, Zechariah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel. These were members of an elite group! Fewer still were the number in which the Holy Spirit chose to remain. Prior to Acts 2 the Holy Spirit came and went as God pleased, falling on His subjects for a temporary task.

In the list of those important few who were filled by the Spirit, Bezalel was the only one who was not a leader or a prophet. He was a wage earner—a blue collar worker. Yet he is the only one in Old Testament history to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit to construct a building by a heavenly pattern! " Beth Moore

Amazing, Lord! That ordinary people can be empowered to do supernatural things You plan to accomplish Divine Kingdom Purposes! And not just a handful of privileged few, but every believer who cooperates with You to receive this amazing calling!

I find it easy to accept that You do this to get something done, but much more difficult to believe that You chose me to lavish Your unfailing love upon, that You know me inside and out, You see my flaws and my sins, You witness the best of me and the worst of me. Yet Your love for me is UNFAILING. I still can't grasp it. Show me how this is possible. Open my heart and my mind to understand how this could be.

Why would I doubt You? I know that I can choose to believe Your Word even if I don't yet totally have unwavering faith in a particular statement. So I choose this day to believe. You are who You say You are and do what You say You do. And I am who You say I am. PERIOD.

So please let me feel it, too! Gradually, patiently, until I can fully grasp and claim it! Thanks for reminding me this morning! You're super cool! Now, teach me what to do in the mornings when I'm up and thinking of You. I'll keep an eye out for it!