Friday 20 Sep 2013

Friday Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-4

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 4:4
4  For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.

Devotion:
As servants of God we need to be faithful to Him. If we take up a paid position with any company they expect us to work faithfully for them and to make sure that we put in the time and effort to succeed in our position they have asked us to fill. When we come to God and offer ourselves as His humble servants we take on the position of a willing servant; one who is willing to do God’s bidding when required. The task that Jesus gave to the apostles was to go out into all the world and preach the Gospel. That same task is open to us and we should be willing to take up the position and fulfil it to the best of our ability.

We must not sit there and judge others for what we think they are not doing because that can only come from God. Instead we need to try our best to do what we can and to be willing to do it at all times. As I grow in The Lord I continue to try and do more for Him and reach out to more people daily. I believe God has given me the gift of being able to reach out to youth and engage them in learning about God. In trying to reach out to the youth in my area I have found many people who are more than willing to judge the work that I try to do, lots of people willing to say how it should be done, but very few people who come forward and join me in bringing the gospel into the lives of the young people around me.

I no longer try to justify what I do, nor do I try to find out why people don’t want to do what I do; I simply try to obey God’s Word and take the gospel out to others. I know that I will come up against all sorts of trial and many things that will be placed in front of me to slow me down or even stop me… but I know that God is with me because I am trying to obey His will in my life.

I know that I still have a lot to learn but I also know that The Holy Spirit takes me by the hand and leads me through the scriptures so that I can bring them forward to as many people as I can. I praise God that He gave me the skills to be able to work with computers so that I can reach out to many more people that I probably will never meet until we get to heaven! Don’t try to judge the work others do. Don’t try to judge the work that you do. Just be here and be a willing servant, listening to God to give you the tasks that He has for you to fulfil your lot for Him. Give God the glory!

Points to Ponder:
Do you think you are a good Christian?

Are you really listening to God’s will?