Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Are you making time for living in the ways of Jesus? by Pastor Bruce


Amidst the "world systems" we live in and enter into for our everyday kingdom reality, we are taught to do whatever it takes to produce a desired outcome.  Productivity, competition, and success measures can subtly equate to pride and envy, driving us to go beyond the limits of ethics and kingdom integrity, not to mention we can become "human doings" and miss God breaking-through.

This “sweat and toil” mindset contradicts the Kingdom Economy as found in God’'s Word. … "“So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.”" (Josh 24:13)

When the people of Israel came out of Egypt, a place of sweat, toil and slavery, God was trying to teach them a new economy of receiving. Instead of “sweat and toil,” He wanted them to learn obedience.  Now their income would be based on their obedience, not skills, status etc.

That stikes me today to ask us as a community of people "on the way" ... are you making time for living in the ways of Jesus?  welcoming and inviting? prayerful and patient? intentional and deepening? 

Stay vertical with God in your everyday kingdom activities and movement.  He will determine your next activity - and trails of grace will "mark" your life journey. 

What do you think?

Some thoughts for this devotion were borrowed from Os Hilman – Reaching The 9 to 5 Window - tgif@marketplaceleaders.org

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