why in the world he uses people to do his work.
At church last Sunday, Jake shared an amazing comparison with us in an attempt to help us understand what it's like working alongside God.
We've all seen the child-sized rakes often sold at toy stores. Why in the world do those even exist? Why do parents purchase these tools for their children? In the picture above, you can see a boy helping his father rake leaves in the yard together. The boy is helping his dad around the house, enjoying a Saturday afternoon at home with family. The dad doesn't actually expect the child to rake the yard. He's not relying on the boy to get the work done, he doesn't need him.
He just wants his son to be beside him, to spend time with him and to work with him. The father fully anticipates on raking the yard himself. He doesn't send his son to the other side of the yard, tell him to meet him in the middle and then become suprised and disappointed when he doesn't finish the work.
Similarly, God doesn't need our help to do his work, but he invites us to be a part of it because he wants us to work alongside him, to get to know him better, to be with him. He fully anticipates on completing the work he's started and he's not disappointed when we fail him. We can't miss the point, because otherwise we're aimlessly working on a task we can't complete. One that wasn't intended for us to be able to finish without him in the first place.
Just a thought.
