| TODAY'S SCRIPTURE "The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops." (2 Timothy 2:6)
TODAY'S WORD , many times when people are burned out or overwhelmed, it's not because God has given them too much to do. It's because they have not spent time with Him. Psalm 91:1 says, "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Likewise, Paul says, "The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops" (2 Timothy 2:6). That simply means you cannot give out what you don't possess. So first dwell in the secret place of the Most High.
What does it mean to dwell in the secret place of the Most High? The Hebrew word for dwell speaks of quiet and resting and remaining with consistency. It parallels the New Testament word abide that Jesus used in John 15, "Abide in me, and I in you, for apart from me you can do nothing" (emphasis mine). It means to stay in a given place. Essentially, God is saying, "I don't merely want a relationship with you. I want fellowship. I want you to come close and to remain consistently in My presence."
Believers will sometimes substitute perspiration for inspiration. We will substitute work for worship. We are so busy doing Christian things with Christian people in the Christian church that we forget about Christ. Did you know that is possible?
I ask you today, are you dwelling in the secret place of the Most High? There is a time for work. But at the same time, the best work will always overflow from a life of worship. But it can never take the place of it. We have to have our priorities in order.
A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY Almighty God, as I cross the threshold of this day I commit myself, soul, body, affairs, friends, to Your care. Watch over, keep, guide, direct, sanctify, bless me. Incline my heart to Your ways. Mold me completely into the image of Jesus, as a potter forms clay. May my lips be a well-tuned harp to sound Your praise. Let those around see me living by Your Spirit, trampling the world underfoot, unconformed to lying vanities, transformed by a renewed mind, clothed in the entire armor of God, shining as a never-dimmed light, showing holiness in all my doings. Let no evil this day soil my thoughts, words, and hands. In every transaction let my affection be in heaven, and my love soar upwards in flames of fire, my gaze fixed on unseen things. May I view all things in the mirror of eternity, waiting for the coming of my Lord, hastening unto the new heaven and earth. Order this day all my communications according to Your wisdom, and to the gain of mutual good. Forbid that I should not be profited or made profitable. May I speak each word as if my last word, and walk each step as my final one. If my life should end today, let this be my best day. This I pray in the name of Christ, my Lord and Savior, Amen. |
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