And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36
I have a great procrastination story to tell you, goes an old joke, but I’ll have to get back to you in a while. It seems we are always involved following our own plans and priorities. They fill up our days, weeks and months. For the Christian, the danger is that we will crowd out God’s will, replacing it with our own. And if that is not bad enough, then we begin to ask God to help us get our plans done. Sometimes we even promise Him, in so many words, that if He will help us with our plans then we will help Him with His. If He blesses us, we will bless others. If He makes our way smooth, then it will be easier for us to serve Him. It should come to no surprise to us that the scripture says God never changes (Mal 3:6). So our attempts at defining our lives are futile. As Christians, we must work at aligning our will to God’s.
In the 8th chapter of Acts, the Ethiopian Eunuch upon hearing the Gospel, asks to be baptized right away in the first body of water he sees. The response of the Ethiopian to the Word of God should guide our actions as well. There are so many things fighting for our attention at our jobs, in our homes, our communities and the world at large. But God wants us to seek the Kingdom of Heaven first and then everything else will come in an ordered way that is ordained by God.
Consider God today and put it in front of everything else you do.
May God grant you the Peace that passes all understanding.
Deacon Larry Woodard
I have a great procrastination story to tell you, goes an old joke, but I’ll have to get back to you in a while. It seems we are always involved following our own plans and priorities. They fill up our days, weeks and months. For the Christian, the danger is that we will crowd out God’s will, replacing it with our own. And if that is not bad enough, then we begin to ask God to help us get our plans done. Sometimes we even promise Him, in so many words, that if He will help us with our plans then we will help Him with His. If He blesses us, we will bless others. If He makes our way smooth, then it will be easier for us to serve Him. It should come to no surprise to us that the scripture says God never changes (Mal 3:6). So our attempts at defining our lives are futile. As Christians, we must work at aligning our will to God’s.
In the 8th chapter of Acts, the Ethiopian Eunuch upon hearing the Gospel, asks to be baptized right away in the first body of water he sees. The response of the Ethiopian to the Word of God should guide our actions as well. There are so many things fighting for our attention at our jobs, in our homes, our communities and the world at large. But God wants us to seek the Kingdom of Heaven first and then everything else will come in an ordered way that is ordained by God.
Consider God today and put it in front of everything else you do.
May God grant you the Peace that passes all understanding.
Deacon Larry Woodard
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