Good
Morning Friends,
"At
daybreak Jesus went to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and
when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. But
he said, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns
also, because that is why I was sent.' He kept on preaching in the synagogues
of Judea." (Luke 4:42-44)
There
are several key lessons about the work of God that we can learn from this story.
We
need time for our own relationship with God. Not all of life is to be about
ministering to others. Jesus made time to go to a solitary place. If Jesus
needed personal time with the Father, then we certainly need it even more. Are
you making time to be alone with God on a regular and consistent basis?
Jesus
knew what the ministry was that the Father wanted Him to do. His ministry was
to preach the good news. There were many other things He could have done. But
Jesus wasn't about doing all of the good things that He could have done. Jesus
was about doing the things that the Father wanted Him to do. Do you know what
God wants you to be doing? Are you engaged in that and saying "no" to
the things that God doesn't want you to be doing?
In
order to do what God wanted Him to do, Jesus had to disappoint some people. He
could not please everyone ... there wasn't enough time. He disappointed some
people in order to please the Father. Are you trying to please all the people
or are you trying to please God?
Jesus
persevered in the work God called Him to do. He "kept on preaching."
I'm sure there were times when Jesus wanted to give up, but He didn't. He kept
doing what God wanted Him to be doing, even when it was hard. Are you persevering
in the work God has called you to do ... even when you are tempted to throw in
the towel?
His,
by Grace, Steve
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