Is Everything in Focus?

As we start our week I wanted us to remember the words of Paul to the Elders from the church in the city of Ephesus. They are the words of a man whose life had one focus—to be ready to step into eternity.

“But my life means nothing to me. I only want to finish the race. I want to complete the work the Lord Jesus has given me. He wants me to give witness to others about the good news of God’s grace” Acts 20:24

May we not forget that this is to always to be our focus as well. Make it such today.

Approaches to Life

An old Yiddish proverb says, “The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play.” As believers we can take the same approach to life when things are not going right. We can easily complain “Life is not right for if it was I would not be going through what I’m going through.”

But let us not forget that what we experience in life is not a collection of random circumstances. We are people of purpose and God has promised to use everything we encounter for His glory and for our benefit in the process (Romans 8:28—“We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose.”).

So, take a moment and consider once more our memory verse for this month—

“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.”

—Galatians 6:9

People of Hope

Of all people Christians, children of the sovereign God, should be known as people of hope for we believe that everything is moving towards one supreme goal—the glorification of our Father. To not have this mindset is to adopt a pessimistic view that we and our actions do not matter.

Let us never allow ourselves to resemble a pessimist for we then miss golden opportunities that are presented to us in life. Or, as Michael Levine has said, “A pessimist is someone who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.”

We should not be surprised then that Paul tells us to in 1 Corinthian 10:31 “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” So, whether you are voting (please do that today), working at your job, speaking with a neighbor, helping someone in need, driving, interacting with your kids, being challenged by an issue in life, or whatever you do, remember that these things matter to God and are great opportunities for God to reveal Himself if you will see them as such.

So, what’s in your day? Remember, what you encounter and what you do will become great opportunities for you depending on how you view and respond to them.

“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.”

—Galatians 6:9