The Arrow in the Quiver

             Dear readers I got to thinking about how the Lord can use us as an arrow in his bow string. The arrows are put in a quiver waiting for the archer to pull one out and strike his target. An arrow in the bow is different than an arrow in the quiver. An arrow in the bow is ready to strike whereas an arrow in the quiver awaits the moment it will be used by God. Where do you find yourself today? Are you an arrow in the bow or an arrow in the quiver? I feel I am in between, being taken out of the quiver about to be loaded onto the bow. I feel the Lord is stretching me, maturing me, readying me for a big assignment.

There are times in our lives that we are on the bow ready to be released and there are times that we are in the quiver. An arrow in God’s bow will always hit its target. We are arrows at rest waiting for the Lord to use us. While we rest we lean into the Lord with prayers, fasting, songs, worship and meditation.

The moment you start pulling back on a bow string potential energy is stored in the flexing limbs of the bow. The instant you let go of the string all of the stored energy is transferred to the arrow, sending it flying down the range. Physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com

God is the archer and when it is our time he takes us out of the quiver loads us upon the bow string and fires us at his intended target. When he releases the bow it is his energy we go with.

Much like Jesus sent his disciples with his authority so too does God send us with the authority of his Son’s name.

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Luke 10:1

And the seventy returned again with joy saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. Luke 10:17

Ready yourself. Prepare yourself to be an arrow used by God. This pandemic is teaching us that time is short. People are dying at an increasing rate. We don’t know when our time is up. While we are in the waiting why not go in the will of God and reach out to the lost? The bow is the will of God, God is the archer and he transfers his will into the string and that will is then transferred to us when the Lord releases us and aims us at his intended target.

Will you let the Lord load you into his string and use you to reach out to those that are hurting and lost?

What steps can you take while you’re waiting for God to use you?

I’m here.

I’m listening.

Genuinely Yours,

Amy Z