January 28, 2007 am            The Dust Buster            Jeremiah 1:4-10

By Ronald E. George Jr. at the Fayetteville Baptist Church

I am dust, but you are God (the dust buster)!  We may only be made of dust, but we have formed by the hands of the one true living God.  He has created you, He has appointed you, and He will empower you to be what He has designed.  Do you believe in Him?  Then you have a divine design.   Let the Holy Ghost be your dust buster.

Priority Claim In Invitations

Someone asked Emily Post, “What is the correct procedure when one is invited to the White House and has a previous engagement?” She answered, “An invitation to lunch or dine at the White House is a command, and automatically cancels any other engagement.” The Christian should have a daily engagement—with priority claim over everything—to meet the Lord in the secret place. —Good News Broadcaster^[1]

 Jeremiah 1:4 (NIV) The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." 6 "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." 7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, `I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

1.  He has Created you and Designed you. 

He will straighten you out.  He will get you going in the right direction.  He will clean you until you are right in His sight.   He will take you to a new level of life in the spiritual realm.  Remember who you are?

2.  He has Called you.

Remember you have been appointed and called to be His.Remember the dust!  The dust is the problem we think we have when we feel the Lord calling.   

1.      the dust of what will I say.

2.      the dust of I am inadequate.

3.      the dust of I am too young.

4.      the dust of I haven’t had enough time.

5.      the dust of I am not big enough yet.

6.      the dust of I am not strong enough.

7.      the dust of I don’t know enough.

8.      the dust of I don’t believe it could be me. 

9.      the dust of I don’t believe I can make a difference.

10. the dust of I don’t believe it is really God. 

3.  He will command and control you.  10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."  He says to build a spiritual people.  He wants you to do His work and serve his people. 

a.  He says to uproot and tear down.

b.  He says to destroy and overthrow.

c.  He says to build and to plant. 

4.    He will give you the capacity and capability to be who He wants you to be. 

Here come the dust buster….He will empower you to take off.   Don’t be afraid.  I will deliver you says the Lord.  Let the Lord touch you today.  Let the Lord put His Word in you.  Answer the Lord’s call to be who He has called you to be. 

Your Call!

You 1:1 God says, “I love you and want you to realize who you are.   I was the one who put you together in the first place.   I love you so much that I came down there to live with you.  While I was there some of you, didn’t like me so you killed me.  I am sorry you didn’t realize who I was.  But, now you can because I rose from the dead.  I want you to become who I created you to be.  Some of you I want to preach.  Some of you I want to become missionaries.   You can be sure of this.  I have a special job for you.  Would you remember who I created you to be, and show others what I have shown you?  Remember I created you to be you and you are not like any other.  You are the only you I made.  Be yourself.  I don’t make any mistakes.  Don’t be afraid of the others.  Hopefully one day they will also see who I am.  Look in the mirror!  What do you see?  I see you and you are beautiful.  I am your Heavenly Father.”