Verse
of the Month
“I press on to reach the end of the race and
receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
(Philippians 3:14 NLT)
August 22nd
– 31st, 2017
Scripture
Reading: Luke 10:1-2
Are You a Willing Laborer?
What
were you doing for the Lord at this time last year? Since that time, has your service to the Lord
increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
In
the work force, we go through stages.
The first stage is when we are younger.
We work regular hours plus overtime and weekends to save for later
years. As we get older we cut back on
the overtime, then just before retirement cut back to only five days a week,
eight hours a day. In short we kind of
“wind down”.
Our
life in Christ goes through stages as well.
We learn so we can work and work effectively. Then we work diligently every day of our life
on this earth until our course is finished.
There is no cutting back or retirement!
Each
day of our lives, we should be stepping out, stepping forward and “pressing toward the mark for the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)
How
is your service to the Lord this year compared to last year? Are you pressing forward? Have you found yourself to be a willing
laborer? If not it’s not too late to join
the work force for Christ.
“…look on the fields; for they are white
already to the harvest.”
(John 4:35)
August 22nd
– 31st Daily Bible Reading
*Also be sure to read a Proverb a
day.
Daily Readings are designed
to read through the entire Bible in one year.
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