Eveyone of us has an ongoing need to do what is right and real. Scripture tells us that "the heart is deceitful and who can know it?" Along with everything else God speaks to us this is a knowledge that each of us should take an indepth look into our hearts and then lean heavily upon God to help us in our need.
God has called each of us to fulfill the task He assigns to us. These callings - of course - cannot be fulfilled by man's strength alone. We have need from God, therefore we cooperate with God in relational, educational and ministerial action. The actions we take are indespensable to our lives and efforts.
God did not give us an unreachable height or unattainable assignment. As I have already said these things must be reached in cooperation with God through the following three things. 1) Prayer. Prayer is a two way street. It is speaking and listening. If we want answers to our prayers then we need to be good listerners. The idea of listening is that we may know how to respond. 2) Reading. Reading first of all must include the Word of God, the Holy Bible. The Psalmist said: "Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee." The Word of God leads us in principle and practice. Principle being the foundation built upon the Word of God and practice being the obedience and trust in God's Word. 3) Ministry. Minsitry is our everyday walk with our lights shining and our mouths speaking from the great resivoir of the word of God. Ministry is speaking or doing good deeds with the opportunities we have today. Ministry is that of seizing the moments we have "NOW" and using them to produce a godly effect in the lives of others by the way we speak to and treat them.
Love is the overall and overwhelming force that drives us to pray, read and minsiter, otherwise these things will be a heavy burden that will wear us out. Done through the avenus of love we will be able to shoulder the burden with joy knowing the eventual and eternal outcome of our efforts with Christ.
May God bless these thoughts to your heart today.
Walter Rose
Pastor
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