[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: GET BUSY

Read: Mathew 4:18-22

Meditation verse:

“And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter,  and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen”  (Mathew 4:18).

When God needs a special task or assignment done, He looks for people who  are already busy. Search the scriptures; Simon Peter and his brother Andrew  were busy fishing when Jesus called them to be His apostles. James and John  were in the boat with their father Zebedee mending their nets and preparing for  the next catch, when Jesus called them to join His team. Mathew was at the Tax  office. David was busy caring for the flock in the bush when he was sent for by  the prophet Samuel, to be anointed king. Gideon was threshing wheat in a  winepress, when the angel announced that he had been given the assignment  of delivering God’s people from oppression by the Midianites. They were all  doing some form of service. 

Hardly will God look for an idle person. The one who is already busy has  experience for the management of people and resources. David had gained  good experienced as a shepherd boy. So, when God needed an experienced  hand to care for His people, He knew where to look. Also, the tests of our fitness  or productivity levels are evident or visible as we get busy doing stuff. But if you  are idle, you have nothing to show. Lastly, the one who is already busy will know  how to prioritize to complete the task. He or she is more likely to be focused,  goal oriented and purposeful. “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He  shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men” (Proverbs 22:29,  KJV)).  

God has prepared you for what you are doing before this day and what you are  doing today matters. Do it with all the seriousness it deserves. If you are  currently idle, get busy with doing whatever is in front of you, no matter how  insignificant it might seem. Stay faithful, it just might be the preparation ground  for a higher assignment. “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might”  (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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