Thursday Reading: 2 Timothy 2:14-21
Key Verse: 2 Timothy 2:20
20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Devotion:
Have you noticed that most people who actually look busy are busy doing small things? In our wonderful world we have so many things to do and most of them may seem trivial but work for the greater good. Then there are some things that men work at for many years and still they seem trivial to most people in the end. Then there are the small things that actually turn out to be momentous events in mans history – but they seem to be far and few between. But the fact remains, each one of those things that has been done has been done for a reason – we may not see the reason in the beginning, but we will at some stage.
You will be surprised at how many things in life are not towards God but are centred around making man happy or fulfilling primal desires. It does not mean that all of these things are a waste of time because without them man would not be what he is. But if man would concentrate on doing more for God, then his life would be more centred around Him and He would eventually get more of the glory that He deserves. Each one of us has been made in God’s image for the express purpose of pleasing God. Nothing would please God more than to see us happy for eternity. We have the choice as to whether we are going to make Him happy or not.
Around the house we have a few different kinds of brushes; from toilet brushes to hair brushes and toothbrushes. We would not dream of using a toilet brush for anything other than cleaning the toilet because we know what it has been used for. We would not turn round and use our toothbrush to clean the toilet either... But the task of cleaning the toilet is a very important job that has to be done regularly in order to keep germs at bay. There are things in life that we will not like doing, but they need to be done. There are little things as well as massive things which all should be done in our lives. God wants to use each of us as much as we are willing to let Him; we are not all going to be called to be preachers and teachers, but we can all be good at what we do do in His name!
Points to Ponder:
What is your least favourite task?
Do you show others that you are willing to do God’s Work?
