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by Bob and Debby Gass
‘Time Out!’
March 28, 2013
‘…Stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the Word of God.’ 1 Samuel 9:27 NKJV
Here’s an ancient Scripture with a modern message: ‘As they were going down to…the city, Samuel said to Saul… “Stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the Word of God.”’ Today we are told that in order to succeed we must hit the floor running at a hundred kilometres an hour, and keep it up until we collapse in bed at night. And what’s the downside to all this? Our walk with the Lord slows to a crawl, or stops altogether. Our busyness leads to spiritual barrenness. Being part of the chase can be exciting and rewarding, but it leaves little or no time for God. And you don’t have to be in business. Look at mothers with small children: every minute consumed by little people who pull at you, scribble on your walls and walk mud all over your floor, then have the nerve to wake you up in the middle of the night. If that’s happening to you, you need to say: ‘Time out! I refuse to put my spiritual life on autopilot, mouthing meaningless prayers and leafing through a Bible I neither study nor live by. I’m going to pay whatever price it takes to walk with God.’ Doing that will not be easy. You’ll have to start saying no to certain things, and run the risk of displeasing people. But it’s the only way you’ll be at peace with God and be in a position to hear what He’s saying to you. Nobody ever said the Christian walk is easy, but is anything in the world of more lasting importance or more rewarding?
Soulfood: Jer 7–9, Matt 27:27–32, Ps 38:1–12, Pr 8:22–23
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2013
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