August 17: Acts 6:1-7
Key Verse: Acts 6:2
And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait at tables.
Devotion:
One of the things we will face when doing God bidding, is backlash from the people around us. Everyone wants things to be done their way and everyone thinks their way is the right way.
They may stop and reason with you showing you scripture to prove themselves right, but if they are taking you away from doing God's bidding, then it's time for something different.
God wants us to be servants, but if being a servant takes us away from sharing the Gospel and doing the things he has appointed for us, then we may not have got the balance quite right.
We cannot do everything. We can't do it all. We do sometimes need help and appointing other Christians around you to help with those extra tasks is actually the right thing to do. You are empowering other Christians to do God's bidding too!
Points to ponder:
How often do you feel like you are facing burnout?
When is the last time you asked for help - or accepted an offer for help!