Before my wife’s illness interfered, the following was my typical schedule for planned edification each month in Bible classes and worship with the Church.
- 1 hour – Sunday bible class
- 1 hour – Sunday Worship
- 1 hour – Sunday eve worship
- 1 hour – Wednesday bible study
- 1 hour – 1st and 3rd Thursday for a men’s bible study.
The time adds up to around 22 hrs. per month, yet this is only about 6% of my awake hours in a year. Does this number surprise you? It surprised me. I thought it would be much more than 6%.
Is God getting our best effort or a minimum effort? In the story of the rich young ruler, the ruler asked Jesus, “What must I do to receive eternal life?”
When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.” Luke 18:22-23 Apparently, he was unwilling to give up all he had to follow Jesus.
Jesus doesn’t ask us to give our life savings, but; Would we be willing to if He did?
(Especially if we think giving Him a few hours each week is inconvenient.)
It’s a matter of our hearts!
You and I, every person on earth, are so important to God that He gave us His only son as our pathway to eternal life. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Jesus, “who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,” Galatians 1:4
How much are we willing to give to Him?
Rhetorically:
- What example are you giving to those you love by your effort?
- Is God getting your best or your minimum?
God First!
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