Friday 18 Mar 2022

March 18: Matthew 21:33-39

Key Verse: Matthew 21:38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, “This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.”

Devotion:
Have you ever thought about what you are doing with everything God is giving you? This may sound like a bit of a mute question if you are thinking God is not giving you anything… so let’s consider if you are being given anything by God!

When we look at our lives, we view them through the eyes of a human from earth – because we are human and we live on earth! But to God it is very different because He is viewing everything as one picture and not taking each physical object and analysing it in relation to what other people have or are taking. Our view is limited to what we can see, hear, taste, feel or experience in some manner.

If we take a step back and consider all the things we have in our lives, we can then try to figure out where they have come from, who has allowed them to be there and why do we have what we have when others may be missing out, or why do we miss out when others have so much! God chose for us to be here at this time and He supplied a whole world around us – what we have chosen to do has affected us and what we have ended up with. Some of those choices may have been taken by others around us and we had no control on them, but others we have actively chosen.

Now consider God knows everything and has tried to put us in the right place at the right time to gain what He wants us to have – our choices may have prevented that from happening, or have allowed us to have some very special things and people in our lives. What are you doing with the world around you which is affecting what God can give you?

Points to Ponder:
Do you actively work for things?

Have you made sure God was in the choices you made?