As a child of God, it is my duty to fulfill the work that God has in store for me. I am there to do His work and I should be devoting my time to His work and not the work that I think is what God wants of me and my time.
“2And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables, 3therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.’” – Acts 6:2-4 (ESV)
These verses are eye opening to me in that busy work in the name of God, may not be the work He has in store for me. Just like the 12 apostles, they were doing great work by serving meals to those in need. They were doing good work in the name of God. They were staying busy with the work, but soon realized that may not be the plan God had in store for them. They took the opportunity to offload, or delegate the work to others that were suited for that at the time and returned to the work they were tasked with by Jesus in Matthew 28:
“19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20 (ESV)
I have tasks that God has planned out for me and it is my duty to fulfill those tasks. I must devote myself to those tasks and in doing so, will be glorifying God all along the way.
I may not fully know what those tasks are, and that is the reason to dive in feet first and do the work in the name of God. As I am doing the work of God, I must remain in prayer and study to find my full purpose and as my relationship with God grows, so will my view of the tasks He has in store for me. I am to be in communication with Him at all times seeking to devote myself where He would have me.
What is your plan for the work you are doing for God? Are you constantly moving about doing more and more? What if you were to find that one place through prayer and study where you could devote to Him?
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