Sometimes, less is more.
A potent passage from today’s One-Year Bible reading is a good example.
“He made us, and we are His.” (Psalm 100:3)
Apart from being a seven-word memory verse that anybody can recall, this gift from God’s Word is a powerful reminder of His love, His purpose and our responsibility.
Here are questions that we should vigilantly ask ourselves:
When people hear me speak, do they perceive that I am His?
When people wound me, do I follow His example by showing grace and a godly example of self-control?
When I consider how to use my time each day, is there a significant chunk devoted to His purposes?
When I’m tempted by the Devil with sin traps that have caught me in the past, do I run to His arms in prayer and to His Word for wisdom?
When I am asked to help with a volunteer ministry at church, do I sincerely seek His leading in my response?
When I look at how I use the money that comes my way, is there a sizeable portion given to His ministries?
When I see someone struggling with revolving-door efforts to find inner peace, do I prayerfully start building a bridge of influence in hopes that the person’s soul becomes His?
We each stand at decision intersections throughout the day regarding the use of time or money or physical effort or self-control or that really difficult one — forgiveness.
He made us.
We are His.
Let’s do our best to live like it.
As always, I love you
Martin
