Seeds Of Hope Daily Devotional: Motion Without Movement
Lucy was sitting behind her desk counseling Charlie Brown one sunny afternoon. Looking at him sternly she said, “Try to accomplish something!”
“Accomplish
something,” he responded quickly, “I thought we were just supposed to be busy.”
Peter had
some good advice in one of his most powerful sermons. He reminded his audience
that “Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the
devil, for God was with Him.” Peter was reminding his listeners that Jesus
lived a life of perfect Servanthood - always looking for and finding ways to
accomplish God’s work in His world. What is interesting about this sermon is
its brevity: within a few sentences he was able to present the life, death on
the cross and His resurrection as well as His fulfillment of all that had been
written about Him in Scripture.
The
effectiveness of our preaching or witnessing for Christ does not depend on the
length of time we take to present His message. Rather, the source of the
Christians’ effectiveness is found in another statement in this sermon. Peter
said that “God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and with power.”
Our Lord
will bless our labors for Him when we become Spirit-filled and Spirit-led. Only
then will our witness have His power and accomplish His will.
Prayer:
Help us, Lord, to surrender our lives to You and be available to do
Your work. May we realize the blessings that may be ours as we serve You today.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: How
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went
around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil,
because God was with him. Acts 10:38
