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By John | November 19, 2009
From the Word: Doing good daily (from Matthew 12:9 - 37)
”How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:12 NASB)
Here again is an interesting thought, Lord. It is lawful to do good even on the Sabbath. It is lawful to do good daily, whatever day it is, whether it is the Sabbath or not! When somebody has a need, it only makes sense to meet that need as soon as possible. No need to wait for the right day, especially if the need involves pain or hunger. Meet the need now.
Lord, thank You that You are never late for meeting our needs! Protect me from the plague of procrastination in my own life, especially as it impacts others. If there is something I need to do, I pray that You would show me what it is so that I would do it now, today. Some things I may not be able to do now… ha, there are many things that I could do today that eventually need to be done, but I pray that by Your Spirit You would show me what would be the best things, the most important things to do today, and that by Your power You would help me do those things and not put them off. I am not bound by law as they thought they were, I am bound by my own self interest and my own set of sometimes misplaced priorities. I only have so much time (so little time), I must not squander my time and energy on temporal pursuits. What I need, Lord, is a change of heart to embrace Your priorities and the wisdom to know what that means for me today. Amen.
Please pray with us:
A major thrust of our ministry here in southeastern Pennsylvania is with young men and women in their twenties and thirties. We have a bi-weekly meeting at a coffee shop in north Philly that enables us to keep up with some of them and encourage them to keep focused on Jesus while they sort out their priorities during these transition years. Please pray for creativity and wisdom for us as we come alongside them in their decision making and in building habits of godliness and service. Thanks.
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