Divinely Positioned
Cynde Layne Wilkerson

 
Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” Acts 9:3-6 ESV

We are often told how we must position ourselves to hear from the Lord in order to be blessed of Him.  While this is also true, in this particular instance, Saul was put in the position to hear and not by choice. He certainly was not thinking about positioning himself, in fact, he was very focused on tending to the business of persecuting the Jewish Christians.  At that moment, on the road to Damascus, he would have argued with you that he was not in the right place at the right time. Saul had no idea when he started his day, what his plight would be or that he was about to experience what it meant to be divinely positioned for purpose.  The Lord is in the business of positioning you right where he wants and needs you in order to be used for His purpose. And not only so you will be able to hear from Him, but to know that unmistakably and undeniably it’s Him calling you. Just ask Saul.

Most of the time, we are going through the motions and just doing busy work and haven’t sought the Lord in regards to our purpose. We then become like Saul, drifting through this journey thinking we are doing the work of the Lord and not being effective in the ministry. Perhaps, finding ourselves not doing His will but doing what we think is best for us to do; going through our walk with Christ, doing our own thing and doing it our own way. Like Saul, we have our own agendas and we’ve chosen our own direction and what we plan on doing and how we plan on doing it when we have not been divinely positioned or purposed for the task.  Consequently, we can find ourselves in a confused state and out of control, again like Paul, convinced that we are doing the work of the Lord. The Lord has a purpose and a plan for our life and we can know him in the power of His might! We just need to heed to His call and His directives. Look at what happens after his conversion to Paul, his work for the ministry and his testimony is documented throughout the New Testament.

When God has positioned you for His purpose, you can believe without a doubt that you are the right person that He has chosen for the work. Saul would not have believed he was the right person based on who he was and what he had been doing, but God convinced him otherwise.  It was not by happenstance that He met the Lord as he traveled that day. When we are in our rightful place in ministry, we will see God work in our favor and with His power. When we have been divinely positioned, we can expect the anointing of God and we will experience the move of God as He intended. We will begin to see God transition us to the place where he wants us to be, just as he did with Saul, and greater works we’ll do. We don't have to position ourselves, but wait and allow God to divinely position us for His purpose!

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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