Thought for Wednesday, February 27th

February 27, 2013

There is No Time to Be Idle

With so much to do – how can we not be busy?

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.  Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.  I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

John  4:34-38

“For Satan finds some mischief still

For idle hands to do.”

-       Isaac Watts

In God’s kingdom there is no shortage of things that need to be done.  Unfortunately there does seem to be a shortage of those who are willing to do them.

Churches seem to have an abundance of pew potatoes whom have indeed become the pawns of the enemies endeavors to weaken and diminish the work of God’s kingdom. 

Often the few, who have endeavored to put their hand to the plow, are chastised by those on the sidelines for working to hard or trying to do too much.

If we would all get in there, get our hands dirty, so to speak, and do our share of the work load in God’s field, the burden of labor would not be overwhelming to any of us.

But keep this in mind; if you are not doing your share, don’t be critical of the ones who are:  because if you do, you are allowing the devil to use you to work against God’s plans.

There is a place and a purpose for each of us to serve; but if we do not do our part then we leave it for someone else to do.

There is no time to be idle when it comes to serving God – so are you doing your part?

Today’s Prayer

Father, often it is so easy to be critical and judgmental of what others are doing: but help me to first make sure I am doing all I can and then I think I will be to busy to be concerned with what others are or aren’t doing.