Human
Doings or Human Beings
the Son…can only do what he sees the
Father doing.
John 5:19
Lorain had just finished transferring
her serving schedule to the calendar in the kitchen. Her service was
the barometer in her relationship with Jesus Christ. She was
scheduled for sixteen church events next month.
I wonder if that’s enough? she
thought as she approached her husband. “Honey, I’ve got a lot to
do for the church next month. Could you make arrangements for the
kids’ practice on Fridays and Saturdays, and pick them up from
piano next Tuesday?” As an after-thought she added, “…and could
you make sure they get to their game on Thursday the 26th;
it’s a late game and they come home after school instead of heading
straight to the game.”
Rafe was agitated. He hadn’t seen
much of Lorain in the past three months. “Why are you spreading
yourself so thin? Do you have to do ALL the work of the
church?!” he said in frustration.
“I’m doing this for the Lord, Rafe.
I thought you understand that,” she countered.
“Actually…no, I’m having trouble
believing God wants you to do everything for the church
to the exclusion of your family. When was that last time you saw one
of the kids’ games?”
†
We were created to serve God and
others. But, why we serve is important; more important than the
amount of our service. It’s easy to get caught up in the snare of
doing for the Lord like Lorain. We can become human-doings
instead of human-beings if we’re not careful.
Looking at the Model of service, we see
that Jesus wasn’t busy for the Father. Rather, He did only
what the Father asked him to.
Each of us has been given a gift
(Romans 11:29). We are meant to use it when and where
God directs…not to fill every moment of every day trying to please
God.
By spending time each morning with our
Father we will develop the ability to hear Him speak. Then we can
take our cue from Him and set out to do His good will.
Prayer
“Help me listen for Your
voice each day, Lord. I want to be who You want me to be, doing what
You want me doing. Amen.”
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