Saturday Reading: Ephesians 4:25-28
Key Verse: Ephesians 4:28
28 Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.
Devotion:
I love this description of a lie: “A lie is a voluntary disagreement of the mind and speech with a design to deceive...” How often do you give in and tell a lie rather than sharing the truth? How often do you then persuade yourself that that lie you just told was for a good cause? When I look back on my school days and think of all the lies that I did tell I shudder. How did I ever think that I would be able to get away with any of that? It’s not just the fact that I had told lies but rather that I have deceived many other people through what I have said; and it was intentional!
Is it then a labour of need that I am now a Christian youth leader? No! I feel at my best when I am talking to young people about God. I feel privileged that I am the one chosen to represent God in front of young people who are still trying to figure out the truth from the lies. Our society is born into lies and deceit. Our society thrives on those same lies but cripples itself under the weight of all that deceit. Being able to stand up and tell people the truth and allow them to see that there is still someone out there that loves them even though they know what they are like inside of themselves is the greatest. I just hope that the love that I can share goes a small way into showing them that God’s love is not only without question but without end!
Being able to do work for God is the most amazing experience anyone can have. Being able to put all my own wants and needs aside and give myself for God’s Work is more than I could have ever hoped for. Yes it was a huge step to take on my role as youth leader, but it is a labour of love. I do it because I want to. I do it because I know there are more children out there that don’t know anything about God. I do it because I know God wants me to. I don’t expect rewards for it and I don’t expect thanks because I know that many people will not care one way or the other. But I do know that every word that I tell my kids goes into their hearts. God will make them into the people He wants them to be too.
Points to Ponder:
Do you lie?
Are you willing to give out the truth?
