Wednesday Reading: 1 Timothy 4:1-5
Key Verse: 1 Timothy 4:4
4 For every creation of God is good, and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
Devotion:
For the apostle to write such words must have meant that there were already people saying that they must be vegetarians or refusing various things just because it was part of their religion. We know that the Jews refuse to eat pork because that is what the Old Testament teaches them but as we move forward in time and hopefully forward with our living then we should be embracing the things of God and not rejecting them. The more that we find out what Christ has done for us and the more that we find that He is the one that is doing this for our sakes then the more we should be thinking about doing things for Him as well.
We like to think that when we are friends with someone that we would be willing to do things for them. When we are in love we want to do even more for them; but somehow we fall short in our walk with Christ. Too many people treat Christ as someone we should not have in our circle of friends but rather at arm’s length, but still close enough to grab on to when things go wrong. Well, that is just not right because we should be making sure that Christ IS in the centre of our lives and that He is involved in everything that we do!
When we do understand God more we will be more willing to do things His way and to include Him in our lives. He has created this world so that we can be part of His life, so why not make Him part of ours? We only have to look around us to find out the amazing things that He has done for us and the amazing promises that He continues to uphold for us. Then we look back on our lives and wonder why we cannot keep up our end of the bargain? Why? Because we lack faith and commitment. If we commit our lives to Christ then we will find that our faith grows in leaps and bounds and nothing will hold us back from a wonderful and fulfilling life with Christ!
Points to Ponder:
Are you committed?
Are you waiting for God or working for God?
