What Do You Mean by ‘God Is Using Someone?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “GOD IS USING SOMEONE?

It means that someone is making Christ known to others by teaching and showing them, through the Word of God, what Jesus Christ has accomplished through His finished work.

Many people think that when God is using someone, it means that the person is working for God to complete His work on earth. But the truth is that Jesus Christ has already completed the work of redemption. Nothing needs to be added to His finished work.

As Jesus declared in John 19:30, “It is finished.”

Therefore, God is not using us to complete what Christ left unfinished. Rather, He works through us to make the good news of what Christ has accomplished known to the world.

Our Lord Jesus Christ single-handedly accomplished the work of redemption. No human being can take His place or claim the glory that belongs to Him alone. Therefore, you do not need to worship any man, no matter how greatly God may be working through that person. Worship God alone, and give Jesus Christ the glory for the finished work of redemption.

We honour those who teach us God's Word, but we do not worship them. As Acts 10:25–26 shows, Peter refused to allow Cornelius to worship him, reminding him that he too was a man.

Acts 10:25–26 (KJV)

Acts 10:25  And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. 

Acts 10:26  But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 

We do not work to complete the finished work of Christ; we proclaim it, reveal its truth through the Word, and help others understand and live in the reality of what Jesus has already accomplished.

That is what it means when we say, “God is using someone” through the lens of grace.

Amos Iguma

Salvation Ground Ministry Int'l