Devoted...Are You?

"Devoted...Are You?"

Scripture Reading:
Acts 2:42  And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers.

Devotional Reading:

Have you ever seen a baby being born?  I have however, witnessed the birth of my son. It is a mysterious, beautiful miracle. If I had to describe it in a word, the word would be "awe".  A newborn is a totally dependent, totally vulnerable being. They have nothing. They need everything. When we are born again, we are not born into spiritual adulthood. We are babies. But we are not meant to stay in the infant stage indefinitely.  In the first moments, days, weeks and even years of new life in Christ, the operative word is vulnerable. The babe in Christ is vulnerable to false teachings, to cults, to old habits and relationships, and to addictions. He or she needs a steady, balanced diet of sound teaching, prayer, fellowship, coaching, and “the breaking of bread.” These items are the “staples” of the Christian life, and we must have them to grow strong. Tom Landry, a coach for almost three decades, said, “A coach is someone who gets men to do what they do not want to do in order to achieve that which they have always wanted to be.” I love that. We may not always want to “do” the spiritual disciplines that are prescribed for our growth, but we do want to grow and become champions for God, with that one goal, every Christian born could live a life that’s out of this world!  Think about how much energy and effort you put into things which are going to fade away, rot, wear out, disappoint you, fail you and let you down; imagine if only you put the same measure of energy into practicing your Christian walk, attending church (not finding excuses), reading your Bible, participating in Bible study, discerning through a Sunday School class.  It is indeed a sad state of affairs we have when the only time people are in church is for a couple hours on Sunday, but everything else in life takes a higher priority and is treated as a greater calling...truthfully, a life in submission to Jesus Christ is the greatest accomplishment you can have on earth!

Keep the Son in your eyes,

Pastor Ben J Lahay

Galatians 2:20