Are You Dedicated

Are You Dedicated

This passage is a reminder of what it means to follow Christ. Many Christians think of following Christ as getting the good job, getting the nice house and car, having the nice family, and many other superficial material things. That’s not what it means to follow Christ. 

Following Christ well takes a level of dedication that most people are not willing to accept. They read John 16:33 but do not understand that Jesus did not say what types of trouble we will have. So when things happen that don’t seem like a loving God would allow to happen, they fall away. They justify their decision using human wisdom to discount an all knowing God. Think about that!

Are you dedicated? Are you in the trenches of this spiritual warfare or are you on the sideline watching and waiting for things to get easier?

NEWS FU LASH: It ain’t gonna!!

Notice Paul’s words. Meditate on what he says is waiting for him in every city. Then realize that he gladly went. He was honored to go. Is that your attitude? Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Acts 20:22-24

22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”

Today’s Readings:

Acts 20:1-38; Proverbs 18:6-7