DEVOTION: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. (II Timothy 4:2 NKJV) I frequently stay in hotels during my ministry travels. When I am in my room, I usually put the Do Not Disturb sign on the door so nobody will bother me. Hanging this sign on my hotel room door is acceptable. But putting it on my life isnt. Have you ever noticed that God doesnt always do things on our timetable or in ways that are convenient for us? Paul told Timothy that as a servant of God and a minister of the Gospel, he needed to fulfill his duties whether it was convenient for him or not. I doubt Timothy was nearly as addicted to convenience as we are today. But if he needed to hear that, then Im sure we need to hear it frequently. Its so easy to put a Do Not Disturb sign over our hearts for fear that Gods call will inconvenience us, but we miss out on so many great opportunities when we do this. We need to remember that whatever God asks us to do, its always worth any inconvenience or difficulty we face in the process. And He will always make a way for us to accomplish His will when we are obedient to Him.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:33:32 +0000
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